IPhoto 08 not recognizing smart playlists

Been trying to make a slideshow and play from my Christmas playlist (Smart Album of Christmas Genre music) and iPhoto 08 either can't find the music or just doesn't play it. If I pick an individual song it seems to work. And hypothetically, if I did get it to work, can you shuffle the order of the songs played?
I'm also trying to figure out the advantage to Front Row over just playing a slideshow from iPhoto.

elenting:
In a quick test slideshow I was able to select a Smart Album and use it in a slideshow. However, you can't randomize the photos that way. If you click on an album and then on the play button at the bottom of the window you can set your play and music settings and one of the settings is to randomize the slides. If you save your settings that albums will always have those slideshow settings.
Happy Holidays
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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