Ipod always syncs entire music library

Hope someone can help me with my iPod Classic.
It seems no matter which options I select (manually manage music checked or unchecked, sync only selected songs and playlists checked/unchecked), I always end up with my entire library on my iPod.
I am trying to leave a couple of genres of music off the iPod for daily use - holiday music and children's music. They are jarring when I have it set to shuffle. But for some reason, even with these genres unchecked in the music tab, they always end up on my iPod.
Any clues as to what I am doing wrong?

Update: I think it may be syncing through one of my playlists. I am going to check this once I get back to my home computer, but still if anyone has any ideas, I'm all ears.

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