# Topic Playlist! (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 26, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532 "2021-08-26T02:21:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 55
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/1081 "2021-11-29T16:51:01Z")
**Christmas/holiday songs that don’t mention Santa** 1. Winter Wonderland 2. The Season’s Upon Us - Dropkick Murphys ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/1082 "2021-11-29T17:02:06Z")
**Christmas/holiday songs that don’t mention Santa** 1. Winter Wonderland 2. The Season’s Upon Us - Dropkick Murphys 3. Sleigh Ride ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/1083 "2021-11-29T17:05:26Z")
**Christmas/holiday songs that don’t mention Santa** 1. Winter Wonderland 2. The Season’s Upon Us - Dropkick Murphys 3. Sleigh Ride 4. Silent Night ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/1084 "2021-11-29T17:17:09Z")
**Christmas/holiday songs that don’t mention Santa** 1. Winter Wonderland 2. The Season’s Upon Us - Dropkick Murphys 3. Sleigh Ride 4. Silent Night 5. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/1085 "2021-11-29T17:54:52Z")
**Christmas/holiday songs that don’t mention Santa** 1. Winter Wonderland 2. The Season’s Upon Us - Dropkick Murphys 3. Sleigh Ride 4. Silent Night 5. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 6. Fantasy on a Bell Carol ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/1086 "2021-11-29T17:57:30Z")
**Christmas/holiday songs that don’t mention Santa** 1. Winter Wonderland 2. The Season’s Upon Us - Dropkick Murphys 3. Sleigh Ride 4. Silent Night 5. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 6. Fantasy on a Bell Carol 7. Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire (the Christmas Song) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/1087 "2021-11-29T18:03:09Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire (the Christmas Song) _They know that Santa’s on his way_ _He’s loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh_ ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/1088 "2021-11-29T19:07:35Z")
**Christmas/holiday songs that don’t mention Santa** 1. Winter Wonderland 2. The Season’s Upon Us - Dropkick Murphys 3. Sleigh Ride 4. Silent Night 5. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 6. Fantasy on a Bell Carol 7. Christmas Time Is Here ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/1089 "2021-11-29T19:33:14Z")
**Christmas/holiday songs that don’t mention Santa** 1. Winter Wonderland 2. The Season’s Upon Us - Dropkick Murphys 3. Sleigh Ride 4. Silent Night 5. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 6. Fantasy on a Bell Carol 7. Christmas Time Is Here 8. Christmas at Ground Zero - “Weird Al” Yankovic the bridge talks about “reindeer on your rooftop” and “someone’s climbing down your chimney” but never mentions Santa by name ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/1090 "2021-11-30T00:55:55Z")
**Christmas/holiday songs that don’t mention Santa** 1. Winter Wonderland 2. The Season’s Upon Us - Dropkick Murphys 3. Sleigh Ride 4. Silent Night 5. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 6. Fantasy on a Bell Carol 7. Christmas Time Is Here 8. Christmas at Ground Zero - “Weird Al” Yankovic 9. Jingle Bells ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/1091 "2021-11-30T03:13:38Z")
**Christmas/holiday songs that don’t mention Santa** 1. Winter Wonderland 2. The Season’s Upon Us - Dropkick Murphys 3. Sleigh Ride 4. Silent Night 5. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 6. Fantasy on a Bell Carol 7. Christmas Time Is Here 8. Christmas at Ground Zero - “Weird Al” Yankovic 9. Jingle Bells 10. It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas **Original Christmas Songs by Rock or Pop Artists** 1. Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry (Though some cover versions are titled as “Run Run Rudolph,” this is what Chuck’s original was called.) ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/1092 "2021-11-30T03:21:24Z")
**Christmas/holiday songs that don’t mention Santa** 1. Winter Wonderland 2. The Season’s Upon Us - Dropkick Murphys 3. Sleigh Ride 4. Silent Night 5. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 6. Fantasy on a Bell Carol 7. Christmas Time Is Here 8. Christmas at Ground Zero - “Weird Al” Yankovic 9. Jingle Bells 10. [Carol of the Birds](https://everything2.com/title/Carol+of+the+Birds) - James and Wheeler **Songs where the lyrics are poetry** 1. [Sonnett 138](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lOh3trTo-0) Paul Kelly & Paul Grabowsky ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/1093 "2021-11-30T14:27:15Z")
**Original Christmas Songs by Rock or Pop Artists** 1. Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry 2. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight) - The Ramones ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/1094 "2021-11-30T14:31:20Z")
**Original Christmas Songs by Rock or Pop Artists** 1. Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry 2. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight) - The Ramones 3. Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/1095 "2021-11-30T14:52:41Z")
**Original Christmas Songs by Rock or Pop Artists** 1. Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry 2. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight) - The Ramones 3. Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses 4. Step Into Christmas - Elton John ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/1096 "2021-11-30T16:06:16Z")
**Original Christmas Songs by Rock or Pop Artists** 1. Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry 2. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight) - The Ramones 3. Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses 4. Step Into Christmas - Elton John 5 nHappy Xmas !War Is Over) - John Lennon ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/1097 "2021-11-30T16:10:35Z")
**Original Christmas Songs by Rock or Pop Artists** 1. Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry 2. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight) - The Ramones 3. Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses 4. Step Into Christmas - Elton John 5. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon 6. I Believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake, and Palmer) ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/1098 "2021-11-30T16:24:34Z")
**Original Christmas Songs by Rock or Pop Artists** 1. Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry 2. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight) - The Ramones 3. Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses 4. Step Into Christmas - Elton John 5. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon 6. I Believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake, and Palmer) 7. Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney and the Wings ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/1099 "2021-11-30T16:29:07Z")
**Original Christmas Songs by Rock or Pop Artists** 1. Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry 2. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight) - The Ramones 3. Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses 4. Step Into Christmas - Elton John 5. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon 6. I Believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake, and Palmer) 7. Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney and the Wings 8. Do They Know It’s Christmas - Band Aid ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532/1100 "2021-11-30T16:30:46Z")
**Original Christmas Songs by Rock or Pop Artists** 1. Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry 2. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight) - The Ramones 3. Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses 4. Step Into Christmas - Elton John 5. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon 6. I Believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake, and Palmer) 7. Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney and the Wings 8. Do They Know It’s Christmas - Band Aid 9. Thanks for Christmas - The Three Wise Men (aka XTC) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532.md?page=54) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-2/949532.md?page=56)