When the famed first Elvis Presley Christmas Album came out in October 1957, White Sox fans already had plenty to cheer about. The team had just finished its seventh straight winning season, part of a streak that would continue for another decade. The 90-win total wasn\u2019t enough to challenge the dreaded Yankees, but the Sox were only two years away from their more-or-less every half-century World Series trip. Nellie Fox had almost as high a bWAR (7.9) as the entire 2025 team\u2019s position players (8.7), and Minnie Mi\u00f1oso wasn\u2019t far behind. Fox led the league in hits, Luis Aparicio wore the stolen base crown. Billy Pierce led the AL with 20 wins and he and teammate Dick Donovan tied for the most complete games with 16, one more each than any entire Sox rotation has had since Chris Sale was traded nine years ago.<\/p>\n
This year is a very different story, of course, so our songs of the season are not quite as cheery \u2014 though the most famous from Elvis\u2019 album was already a tad on the sad side.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ll have a blue Christmas as Sox fans
\nBlue \u2019cause they have few plans
\nThe defense bleeds red and the pitching staff\u2019s green
\nThe hitting\u2019s as weak as has ever been seen<\/p>\n
And when those blue snowflakes start falling
\nThoughts of great years long past may start calling
\nYou\u2019ll be doing all right
\nBecause your Sox aren\u2019t white
\nBut we\u2019ll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas.<\/p>\n
And:<\/em><\/p>\n Santa bring my Sox team back to me I don\u2019t need a lot of presents The Christmas tree is ready And there\u2019s:<\/em><\/p>\n I\u2019m dreaming tonight of a team I love They\u2019ll touch home for Christmas Christmas Eve will find me Of course, there\u2019s:<\/em><\/p>\n Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus, flying to The Rate Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus, right on down the Ryan And finally, for our purposes:<\/em><\/p>\n I\u2019m dreaming of a White Soxmas I\u2019m dreaming of White Soxmas Reminder of a happier White Sox era<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":124037,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nSanta bring my Sox team back to me<\/p>\n
\nTo make my Christmas bright
\nI just need a team like in \u201957
\nAnd I\u2019d be rolling in Sox fan heaven
\nSanta bring my Sox team back to me
\n(Santa bring my Sox team back to me)<\/p>\n
\nThe candles all aglow
\nBut we\u2019ve no Nellie Fox now
\nNo Minnie Mi\u00f1oso
\nSanta bring my Sox team back to me
\n(Santa bring a decent team back to me)<\/p>\n
\nEven more than I usually do
\nAnd although we all know it\u2019s a long road back
\nIn my dreams the losses are few.<\/p>\n
\nScore a run or three
\nThe record will grow to at least so-so
\nAn end to ignominy<\/p>\n
\nRooting for better teams
\nThey\u2019ll touch home for Christmas
\nIf only in my dreams.<\/p>\n
\nVixen and Blitzen and all his reindeers heading for the gate
\nBells are ringing, Sox fans singing, all is merry and bright
\n\u2019Cause Santa\u2019s no dope, knows we all hope he\u2019ll be bringing new owners tonight.<\/p>\n
\nHe\u2019s got a sack that\u2019ll bring the team back, or at least he\u2019s tryin\u2019
\nHear those sleigh bells jingle, jingle, oh what a beautiful sight,
\nSo rein in dread, think wins instead, \u2018cause Santa Claus comes tonight.<\/p>\n
\nJust like the ones I used to know
\nWhen the pitching glistened and Sox fans listened
\nTo many great seasons in a row<\/p>\n
\nWith every Christmas card I write
\nMay all the games be merry and bright
\nAnd won by Sox wearing white.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"