Playlist not transferring properly to iPod

Can anyone tell me why my playlists from my computer are not updating on my iPod? Specifically, I have a playlist "Christmas". There are two songs on my computer list that are not showing up in the same list on my iPod. I have tried syncing numberous times but the songs are still missing. Anyone know how to fix this? The songs themselves are on the iPod, just not in the Smart List.

D'oh! My fault. I was doing a backup instead of a sync. Never mind.

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