PLEASE PLEASE HELP!! Ipod Nano wont play songs

Hey, could someone pleasehelp me.
I received an Ipod Nano for christmas and ive put my songs on it but when i go to play them i press play and it flicks through all the songs in the play list without playing them!
Even if there is onli one song in the playlist then it wil just stop after like a second.
Could someone please help me!!!
i havent dropped it.
please please please help!!!
thankyou!!!!
Ipod Nano 4gb white Windows XP

Try this Resetting iPod if it appears frozen or doesn't respond
If that doesn't work then there is this Restoring iPod to factory settings
Failing that you may want to work your way through the iTunes 101: http://www.apple.com/support/ipod101/
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