# 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:** ![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:** [December 15, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6141 "2025-12-15T16:01:27Z")

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**Why Not**

1. Why Not Me - The Judds
2. Why Don’t We Do It In the Road? - The Beatles
3. Don’t Ask Me Why - Billy Joel
4. Why Can’t You Be Nicer to Me? - The White Stripes
5. Why Can’t I Be You? - The Cure
6. Tell Me Why - The Beatles
7. Why Does This Always Happen To Me? - “Weird Al” Yankovic
8. Why Can’t We Be Friends? - War
9. Why Is It Always This Way? - The Ramones
10. Why Don’t You Write Me? - Simon & Garfunkel

**Kiddies Christmas Playlist**

1. Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry

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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:** [December 15, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6142 "2025-12-15T16:21:22Z")

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**Kiddies Christmas Playlist**

1. Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry
2. Frosty the Snowman - Jimmy Durante

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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:** [December 15, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6143 "2025-12-15T16:24:55Z")

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**Kiddies Christmas Playlist**

1. Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry
2. Frosty the Snowman - Jimmy Durante
3. Jingle Bells - James Lord Pierpont

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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:** [December 15, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6144 "2025-12-15T19:52:59Z")

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**Kiddies Christmas Playlist**

1. Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry
2. Frosty the Snowman - Jimmy Durante
3. Jingle Bells - James Lord Pierpont
4. Up on the Housetop - Gene Autry

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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:** [December 15, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6145 "2025-12-15T21:19:47Z")

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**Kiddies Christmas Playlist**

1. Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry
2. Frosty the Snowman - Jimmy Durante
3. Jingle Bells - James Lord Pierpont
4. Up on the Housetop - Gene Autry
5. He’ll Be Coming Down The Chimney (Like He Always Did Before) - Gene Autry

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**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:** [December 15, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6146 "2025-12-15T21:31:51Z")

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**Kiddies Christmas Playlist**

1. Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry
2. Frosty the Snowman - Jimmy Durante
3. Jingle Bells - James Lord Pierpont
4. Up on the Housetop - Gene Autry
5. He’ll Be Coming Down The Chimney (Like He Always Did Before) - Gene Autry
6. Christmas Where the Gum Trees Grow - Sugar Kane/Van Donlon

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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:** [December 15, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6147 "2025-12-15T21:35:35Z")

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**Kiddies Christmas Playlist**

1. Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry
2. Frosty the Snowman - Jimmy Durante
3. Jingle Bells - James Lord Pierpont
4. Up on the Housetop - Gene Autry
5. He’ll Be Coming Down The Chimney (Like He Always Did Before) - Gene Autry
6. Christmas Where the Gum Trees Grow - Sugar Kane/Van Donlon
7. Christmas at Ground Zero - Weird Al Yankovich

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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:** [December 15, 2025, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6148 "2025-12-15T22:15:12Z")

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**Kiddies Christmas Playlist**

1. Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry
2. Frosty the Snowman - Jimmy Durante
3. Jingle Bells - James Lord Pierpont
4. Up on the Housetop - Gene Autry
5. He’ll Be Coming Down The Chimney (Like He Always Did Before) - Gene Autry
6. Christmas Where the Gum Trees Grow - Sugar Kane/Van Donlon
7. Christmas at Ground Zero - Weird Al Yankovich
8. The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) - Alvin and the Chipmunks with David Seville

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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:** [December 15, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6149 "2025-12-15T23:05:27Z")

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**Kiddies Christmas Playlist**

1. Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry
2. Frosty the Snowman - Jimmy Durante
3. Jingle Bells - James Lord Pierpont
4. Up on the Housetop - Gene Autry
5. He’ll Be Coming Down The Chimney (Like He Always Did Before) - Gene Autry
6. Christmas Where the Gum Trees Grow - Sugar Kane/Van Donlon
7. Christmas at Ground Zero - Weird Al Yankovich
8. The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) - Alvin and the Chipmunks with David Seville
9. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause - The Ronettes

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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:** [December 16, 2025, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6150 "2025-12-16T02:33:31Z")

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**Kiddies Christmas Playlist**

1. Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry
2. Frosty the Snowman - Jimmy Durante
3. Jingle Bells - James Lord Pierpont
4. Up on the Housetop - Gene Autry
5. He’ll Be Coming Down The Chimney (Like He Always Did Before) - Gene Autry
6. Christmas Where the Gum Trees Grow - Sugar Kane/Van Donlon
7. Christmas at Ground Zero - Weird Al Yankovich
8. The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) - Alvin and the Chipmunks with David Seville
9. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause - The Ronettes
10. Christmas Time Is Here - Vince Guaraldi Trio

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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:** [December 16, 2025, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6151 "2025-12-16T02:48:22Z")

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**Lesser-Known (But Non-Fictional) Christmas Songs**

1. Mary’s Boy Child

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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:** [December 16, 2025, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6152 "2025-12-16T03:00:47Z")

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**Lesser-Known (But Non-Fictional) Christmas Songs**

1. Mary’s Boy Child
2. The Holly and the Ivy

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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:** [December 16, 2025, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6153 "2025-12-16T03:03:05Z")

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**Lesser-Known (But Non-Fictional) Christmas Songs**

1. Mary’s Boy Child
2. The Holly and the Ivy
3. The Coventry Carol

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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:** [December 16, 2025, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6154 "2025-12-16T03:31:43Z")

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**Lesser-Known (But Non-Fictional) Christmas Songs**

1. Mary’s Boy Child
2. The Holly and the Ivy
3. The Coventry Carol
4. Gabriel’s Message

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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:** [December 16, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6155 "2025-12-16T16:34:24Z")

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**Lesser-Known (But Non-Fictional) Christmas Songs**

1. Mary’s Boy Child
2. The Holly and the Ivy
3. The Coventry Carol
4. Gabriel’s Message
5. The Sky Can Still Remember

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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:** [December 17, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6156 "2025-12-17T04:13:07Z")

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**Lesser-Known (But Non-Fictional) Christmas Songs**

1. Mary’s Boy Child
2. The Holly and the Ivy
3. The Coventry Carol
4. Gabriel’s Message
5. The Sky Can Still Remember
6. O Come All Ye Unfaithful

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**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:** [December 17, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6157 "2025-12-17T13:26:35Z")

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**Lesser-Known (But Non-Fictional) Christmas Songs**

1. Mary’s Boy Child
2. The Holly and the Ivy
3. The Coventry Carol
4. Gabriel’s Message
5. The Sky Can Still Remember
6. O Come All Ye Unfaithful
7. Fantasy on a Bell Carol

The tune is recognizable, but the song title itself isn’t.

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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:** [December 17, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6158 "2025-12-17T13:59:49Z")

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**Lesser-Known (But Non-Fictional) Christmas Songs**

1. Mary’s Boy Child
2. The Holly and the Ivy
3. The Coventry Carol
4. Gabriel’s Message
5. The Sky Can Still Remember
6. O Come All Ye Unfaithful
7. Fantasy on a Bell Carol
8. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight)

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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:** [December 17, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6159 "2025-12-17T20:12:11Z")

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**Lesser-Known (But Non-Fictional) Christmas Songs**

1. Mary’s Boy Child
2. The Holly and the Ivy
3. The Coventry Carol
4. Gabriel’s Message
5. The Sky Can Still Remember
6. O Come All Ye Unfaithful
7. Fantasy on a Bell Carol
8. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight)
9. Rejoice and Be Merry

A Medieval English carol  
I have to say that I thought #s 6 and 8 were fictional until I looked them up

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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:** [December 17, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/6160 "2025-12-17T21:32:05Z")

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**Lesser-Known (But Non-Fictional) Christmas Songs**

1. Mary’s Boy Child
2. The Holly and the Ivy
3. The Coventry Carol
4. Gabriel’s Message
5. The Sky Can Still Remember
6. O Come All Ye Unfaithful
7. Fantasy on a Bell Carol
8. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight)
9. Rejoice and Be Merry
10. Gaudete

**More Lesser-Known (But Non-Fictional) Christmas Songs**

1. Lo, How A Rose E’er-Blooming

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