Playlists made in iTunes do not show up in iPhone

Do not tell me to reboot, restore, or delete anything from anything.
I have had iTiunes since forever, and have had no trouble syncing things from here, there, hither and yon. By cloud, desktop, from my backside. But lately - I mean in the last two months, and no I will not talk about software versions because that truly is not relevant, my software is all up to date everywhere - my iTunes playlists (on desktop) will not sync, be mirrored to, or even be recognized by my iPhone.
Yes, the network is active. Yes, I've tried it with match on and off. Yes, I'm sure it's all on the same login and account. It works on my Apple TV, but not my phone. It worked on my old iPhone, but I upgraded, and since then, I have sh*t for aught on my new device. I've tried it with match on and of, show hidden on and off, every damned thing on and off.
I'm interested in hearing from people who've had something similar and solved it, not potshots such as 're-register' or 'delete' or 'restore'. I've tried that. It doesn't ******* work. That's why I'm asking.

Not sure why this solved it for me but I clicked the "+" button at the bottom of the side bar to add a New Playlist. When the new playlist was created all of my previously existing playlists reappeared. Hope this helps.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
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