# Topic Playlist (Part 3)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [January 26, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687 "2024-01-26T15:37:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**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:** [April 21, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3921 "2025-04-21T14:34:37Z")

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**Songs of Hope**

1. I Hope You Dance - LeeAnn Womack
2. Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
3. Hope for Happiness - Soft Machine
4. Hope is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman Like Me to Have - But I Have it – Lana Del Ray

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3922 "2025-04-21T16:34:42Z")

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**Songs of Hope**

1. I Hope You Dance - LeeAnn Womack
2. Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
3. Hope for Happiness - Soft Machine
4. Hope is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman Like Me to Have - But I Have it – Lana Del Ray
5. Hope of Deliverance - Paul McCartney

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**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:** [April 21, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3923 "2025-04-21T16:48:15Z")

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**Songs of Hope**

1. I Hope You Dance - LeeAnn Womack
2. Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
3. Hope for Happiness - Soft Machine
4. Hope is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman Like Me to Have - But I Have it – Lana Del Ray
5. Hope of Deliverance - Paul McCartney
6. Coming Up - Paul McCartney

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3924 "2025-04-21T21:14:18Z")

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**Songs of Hope**

1. I Hope You Dance - LeeAnn Womack
2. Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
3. Hope for Happiness - Soft Machine
4. Hope is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman Like Me to Have - But I Have it – Lana Del Ray
5. Hope of Deliverance - Paul McCartney
6. Coming Up - Paul McCartney
7. Crying, Waiting, Hoping - Buddy Holly

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**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:** [April 21, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3925 "2025-04-21T21:24:09Z")

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**Songs of Hope**

1. I Hope You Dance - LeeAnn Womack
2. Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
3. Hope for Happiness - Soft Machine
4. Hope is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman Like Me to Have - But I Have it – Lana Del Ray
5. Hope of Deliverance - Paul McCartney
6. Coming Up - Paul McCartney
7. Crying, Waiting, Hoping - Buddy Holly
8. Whispering Hope - traditional hymn

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**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:** [April 21, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3926 "2025-04-21T21:59:34Z")

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**Songs of Hope**

1. I Hope You Dance - LeeAnn Womack
2. Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
3. Hope for Happiness - Soft Machine
4. Hope is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman Like Me to Have - But I Have it – Lana Del Ray
5. Hope of Deliverance - Paul McCartney
6. Coming Up - Paul McCartney
7. Crying, Waiting, Hoping - Buddy Holly
8. Whispering Hope - traditional hymn
9. Don’t Stop - Fleetwood Mac

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3927 "2025-04-21T22:10:10Z")

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**Songs of Hope**

1. I Hope You Dance - LeeAnn Womack
2. Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
3. Hope for Happiness - Soft Machine
4. Hope is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman Like Me to Have - But I Have it – Lana Del Ray
5. Hope of Deliverance - Paul McCartney
6. Coming Up - Paul McCartney
7. Crying, Waiting, Hoping - Buddy Holly
8. Whispering Hope - traditional hymn
9. Don’t Stop - Fleetwood Mac
10. He Lives - traditional hymn

New category:

**Sacred Christmas songs and hymns**

1. O Little Town of Bethlehem

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3928 "2025-04-21T22:24:04Z")

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**Sacred Christmas songs and hymns**

1. O Little Town of Bethlehem
2. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

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**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3929 "2025-04-21T22:26:02Z")

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**Sacred Christmas songs and hymns**

1. O Little Town of Bethlehem
2. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
3. Joy to the World

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3930 "2025-04-21T23:13:19Z")

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**Sacred Christmas songs and hymns**

1. O Little Town of Bethlehem
2. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
3. Joy to the World
4. One Small Child

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3931 "2025-04-22T01:37:20Z")

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**Sacred Christmas songs and hymns**

1. O Little Town of Bethlehem
2. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
3. Joy to the World
4. One Small Child
5. Bring a Touch, Jeanette, Isabella

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**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:** [April 22, 2025, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3932 "2025-04-22T01:53:08Z")

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**Sacred Christmas songs and hymns**

1. O Little Town of Bethlehem
2. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
3. Joy to the World
4. One Small Child
5. Bring a Touch, Jeanette, Isabella
6. Once in Royal David’s City

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3933 "2025-04-22T02:04:56Z")

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**Sacred Christmas songs and hymns**

1. O Little Town of Bethlehem
2. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
3. Joy to the World
4. One Small Child
5. Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
6. Once in Royal David’s City
7. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night

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**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3934 "2025-04-22T02:33:48Z")

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**Sacred Christmas songs and hymns**

1. O Little Town of Bethlehem
2. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
3. Joy to the World
4. One Small Child
5. Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
6. Once in Royal David’s City
7. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
8. Do You Hear What I Hear?

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3935 "2025-04-22T02:42:41Z")

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**Sacred Christmas songs and hymns**

1. O Little Town of Bethlehem
2. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
3. Joy to the World
4. One Small Child
5. Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
6. Once in Royal David’s City
7. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
8. Do You Hear What I Hear?
9. Pat-a-Pan

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**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3936 "2025-04-22T03:45:44Z")

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[quote=“ekedolphin, post:3935, topic:996687, full:true”]  
**Sacred Christmas songs and hymns**

1. O Little Town of Bethlehem
2. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
3. Joy to the World
4. One Small Child
5. Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
6. Once in Royal David’s City
7. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
8. Do You Hear What I Hear?
9. Pat-a-Pan
10. What. child is this?

**Sentimental Schmaltz**

1. You are the wind beneath my wings.

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**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:** [April 22, 2025, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3937 "2025-04-22T03:47:06Z")

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**Sentimental Schmaltz**

1. You are the wind beneath my wings.
2. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone

(I’m guessing that #1 refers to “Wind Beneath My Wings,” by Bette Midler)

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**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:** [April 22, 2025, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3938 "2025-04-22T04:18:02Z")

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**Sentimental Schmaltz**

1. You are the wind beneath my wings.
2. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
3. Someone to Watch Over Me - Ella Fitzgerald

Covered by many others, but I like Ella’s version.

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**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3939 "2025-04-22T11:34:57Z")

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**Sentimental Schmaltz**

1. You are the wind beneath my wings.
2. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
3. Someone to Watch Over Me - Ella Fitzgerald
4. Honey - Bobby Goldsboro

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/3940 "2025-04-22T11:49:34Z")

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**Sentimental Schmaltz**

1. You are the wind beneath my wings.
2. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
3. Someone to Watch Over Me - Ella Fitzgerald
4. Honey - Bobby Goldsboro
5. A World Without Love - Peter and Gordon

TIL that the Supremes did a nice cover, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D63qise2hqw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D63qise2hqw)

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