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IT'S Christmas Eve and time for festive cheer and (NBL, WNBL) season greetings. So without further ado, here's our B.O.T.I. Christmas Carols to tide you over...

{If you are deeply religious, I'd suggest you sign out now.}

Oh NBL (To the tune of "Oh Christmas Tree")

Oh NBL Oh NBL
Thy season is so changing;
Oh NBL, Oh NBL
It needed rearranging;
It’s green for go when summer's here,
Let’s open roofs, and have no fear.
Oh NBL, Oh NBL
Thy season is so changing!

Oh NBL, Oh NBL
Much pleasure thou can'st give me;
Oh NBL, Oh NBL
Full houses and great TV;
How often has the NBL
Given us such tipster hell
O NBL, Oh NBL
Much pleasure thou can'st give me.

Good King Larry Kestelman (To the tune of "Good King Wenceslas")

Good King Larry Kestelman
Saved our bask-et-ball comp
When the clubs lay round about
He scored TV and much pomp
Brightly shone the moon that night
Though life wasn’t real bonzah
Then a poor club came in sight
T’was needing a new sponsor

"Hither, Crocs, and stand by me
If thou know'st it, telling
Yonder ball club, which is it?
Where and what’s their dwelling?"
"Boss, they served a good league once
Playing in the Swamp lands
But its admin had a dunce
Now there’s no-one in stands."

"Bring my phone and email stuff
To stay there they will falter
Move them back into the Swamp
They’ll soon become a bolter."
Club and monarch forth they went
Forth they went together
Though the venue had tough rent
Their fans were not fairweather

"Boss, home games are better now
And the team grows stronger
Fills my heart, I know not how,
We think we can go longer."
"Mark my footsteps, my good club
Tread thou in them boldly
Thou shalt find the summer's fun
Thy future shines so goldly."

Silent Caps (To the tune of "Silent Night")

Silent Caps, holey crap
Games are lost, season’s shot
Round yon Abby Renee and Steph
No LJ and it’s just a big mess
Lost in winless last place
Lost in winless last place

OMG, OMG (To the tune of "Jingle Bells")

Watching the TV
On a couch with a cold beer
To the courts we go
Every game such cheer
Then we hear that voice
Making spirits fall
What fun it was to laugh and sing
As we watched basketball

But, OMG, OMG
Corey’s on the call
Oh, what pain it is to hear
His one-man promo drawl
Oh OMG, OMG
Corey’s on the mike
Oh, what pain it is to hear
Wish he was on his bike

Wins, Sixers (To the tune of "White Christmas")

I'm dreaming of some wins, Sixers
Just like the ones we used to know
Where the baskets tumble,
and fans stay humble
Cause it’s such a super show

I'm dreaming of some wins, Sixers
With every Randle shake and bake
May DJ be forthright
And Sobes dunk all night
And may all those Xs Os be Wright

I'd settle for one win, Sixers
With every passing loss I see
No don’t want to be preachy
But more Gibbo, Peachy
And may all your Sixers wins be tight

O Wow, Sporting Faithful (To the tune of "O Come, All Ye Faithful")

O Wow, Sporting Faithful
Boist'rous and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Basketball.
Come and behold it,
Born the sport of giants;
O wow, let us adore dunks,
O wow, let us enjoy blocks,
O wow, let us admire threes,
Naismith adored.

O cheer, crowds of crazed fans,
Cheer in exultation,
Cheer all you see in Naismith’s golden sport.
Praise to our Coaches glory in the offence;
O wow, let us adore dunks,
O wow, let us enjoy blocks,
O wow, let us admire threes,
Naismith adored.

Women’s Games are Coming to Teev (To the tune of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”)

You better watch close, you better not whine
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Women’s games are coming to teev
Paul’s making a list and checking it twice
Gonna find out which station, what price
Women’s games are coming to teev
Moore knows you’ve been believing
He knows when you're aghast
He knows we've all been patient
But this deal sure ain’t been fast
Oh! You better watch close, you better not whine
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Women’s games are coming to teev

With little tin horns and little toy drums
BA toot toots and we get the crumbs
Women’s games are coming to teev
Announcements aren’t made, announcements are due
Assurances left and right they’ll come though
Women’s games are coming to teev
They tell us that’s it’s imm-in-ent,
They tell us that’s it’s true
They tell us we’ll be watching soon
But only on stream and youtube
So! You better watch close, you better not whine
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Women’s games are coming to teev

The Little Western Boys  (To the tune of “The Little Drummer Boy”)
Oh they warned us Perth-has-a-new-chum
A new Lynx women’s team Perth-has-a-new-chum
Not just the Wildcat boys Perth-has-a-new-chum
To make the rest of us Perth-has-a-new-chum
Throw-up-papadam Perth-has-a-new-chum
A disco night it seems Perth-has-a-new-chum
When we come

The west is winning Perth-has-a-new-chum
We are just poor folks east Perth-has-a-new-chum
The thought of two champeens Perth-has-a-new-chum
Makes us want to hurl Perth-has-a-new-chum
Throw-up-papadam Perth-has-a-new-chum
Lachy plays for us Perth-has-a-new-chum
The DJ has fun

Marvin nodded Perth-has-a-new-chum
We’re gonna win two flags Perth-has-a-new-chum
He’s cooking papadams Perth-has-a-new-chum
Two title leaders Perth-has-a-new-chum
Throw-up-papadam Perth-has-a-new-chum
Then he grinned at us Perth-has-a-new-chum
I want my mum

Bevo the Red-Haired Mentor (To the tune of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”)
Bevo the red-haired Mentor
Wanted to get back in touch
And when the Hawks first heard it
They feared he might just cost too much
All of the other coaches
Were relieved while he was out
They never wanted Bevo
In the NBL, no doubt

Then one warmish autumn day
Spencely called to say,
Bevo with that resume
Won’t you guide my team your way

Then how the players loved him,
As they shouted out with glee,
Bevo the red-haired Mentor
He’s gonna let us jack the three

Bevo the red-haired Mentor
Had a very simple plan
And if you ever saw it,
You’d become another fan,
Players are having fun now
Shooting and feeling free
But don’t you ever doubt it
They better get their arse on D
 

That's it for this Christmas Eve. Hope you managed a giggle. All the best to you all, maybe check the Facebook page tomorrow for a little something ... and