Finally, if people don't like the dark red, an alternative suggestion is to swap the athlete/selected tunic colours so that xmas athletes wear blue instead of green, and vice versa. This maintains the distinction between the green umbrella and the lems' tunics, whilst keeping the overall scheme more familiar to its current implementation.
I've given this one a try and I think it looks pretty good; I'd still prefer dark red, but this version is definitely worth a look. Again, please backup your copy of the xmas style and replace it with this one to test this out.