ATV syncs itunes (some) playlists with songs in reverse

I just installed my new Apple TV and sync'd to my itunes collection.
Unfortunately, some playlists show up on the ATV with the songs in completely reversed order. My playlists are complete operas which need to be heard in their native seaquential order (no use having Butterfly die at the begining of the opera!). The playlist on my PC still show the correct order, but the ATV has them reversed. Anyone have an idea for a fix? thx!

right click on the playlists in itunes and choose "copy to play order".
re-sync the appletv and they should now show correctly.

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