Fans young and old were dreaming not one wore a frown,
Gramps dreamed of Russ, Cooz and Bobby, Espo, Yaz they were great,
Teddy Ballgame gave us goosebumps when he stepped to the plate,
Dad dreamed of Bird, Bourque, Steve Grogan, Rice, Evans, et al,
But my pleas for a slugger who can tatoo THE WALL,
Now there's Big Papi and Lester, Brady (where's Moss?)
The Celts got a new young gang, they'll show the Lakers who's boss,
Our brave young Bruins are all tucked in their beds,
While visions of Stanley cups danced in their heads,
Danny's deep in slumber, still sporting a grin,
As the Nets general manager tries to wipe egg from his chin,
John Henry and young Ben, while in dreamland deep,
And all us Sox fans uttered, "A big slugger PLEASE," in our sleep,
Sportsfans and all hung their stockings with care,
In the hope that Saint Red soon would be there,
Then from the garden halls I heard such a clatter,
I jumped up with a start to see what was the matter,
In the back seat of a green limo, sparerib in his hand,
He puffed on a carona, my was he grand,
All dressed in green from his toe to his head,
I knew in an instant it must be Saint Red,
He sprang from the limo with presents for all,
The Celts, Sox and Bruins, the Pats...well next fall,
The Sox sign their BIG slugger, the Yanks say that's a sin,
And come next October.....another world series win,
The Celts got some big draft picks, courtesy of Pierce, Doc and K.G.
The new dynasty will be back...and soon, just wait and see...
The Bruins got some good young defensemen, and everyone's up,
And this time come the finals THEY win the cup,
The Pats get a healthy Vince and "Gronkl" back and that's a good start,
What, another super bowl victory, be still my heart,
This incredible task done in just a short while,
He turned and then flashed that great Celtic Smile,
Did the Auerbach shuffle back to his car,
Eased into the back seat and lit THAT cigar,
"Up KC, Russ, Tommygun, Satch Ramsey and Cooz,
Get me some chow mein and a short winter's snooze,"
and I heard him shout out as Cooz shifted a gear,
Merry Christmas to all and a happy new year.