A few years ago my husband and I decided to start a tradition of ugly Christmas sweaters. It started as a joke and now has become one of my favorite parts about planning for Christmas. We are the only ones in our family who does it and I love it! Last year I rocked the Sequin Bow on Fair Isle sweater as it was all I could find at the last minute. This year I started early and have been having a lot of fun shopping. With the ugly Christmas sweater parties are in full swing and there have been really good deals left and right.
Traditional Ugly Christmas Sweaters
Raise your hand of you had any of these as a kid. I can honestly say I wore similar ones back when they were the way to go. I love it and these always bring back good memories for me. My mom & Grandma had dozens and seeing these floating around the internet just makes my heart happy.
1. Christmas Present | 2. Stripes and Presents | 3. Santa (discontinued) | 4. Merry Christmas | 5. Snowman | 6. Reindeer | 7. Gingerbread Vest | 8. Christmas Tree (similar) | 9. Patchwork
Religious Ugly Christmas Sweaters
Some of these might borderline on the side of inappropriate or may offend at least one person. I tend to be pretty open when it comes to humor. My church growing up loved to laugh and joke around so these just made my day to find them. One of these years I will rock these.
1. Birthday Boy | 2. Jingle Bros Sweater | 3. Go Jesus | 4. Circle of Life | 5. Birthday Boy Crew neck
Just Funny Ugly Christmas Sweaters
At the end of the day, some ugly Christmas sweaters are just plain funny. From drinking games to internet memes, what doesn’t get turned into a sweater these days?
1. Drinking Game Sweater | 2. Break The Internet Sweater (similar) | 3. Make Your Own Christmas Sweater | 4. Fleece Navidad
Animal Ugly Christmas Sweaters
Our favorite furry friends can’t be left out of the fun. While I’m not against dressing up my dog (she hates it when that happens) for Christmas, there are some great animal themed ugly Christmas Sweaters.
1. Santa Unicorn Sweater (similar) | 2. Pug | 3. Crazy Cat Man Sweater | 4. Santa Paws | 5. Elf Dog
Kids
You can’t leave the little ones out of the fun. I picked up Little Man’s ugly sweater this summer when it was on sale at Zulilly. I don’t think many clothes that are made for kids are necessarily ugly, they are just more fun.
1. Leg Lamp | 2. Fragile | 3. Ninja Turtles | 4. Dinosaur | 5. Red & Green Dinosaur | 6. Video Game
The thing about ugly Christmas sweaters is that the possibilities are endless. Every year I don’t think they can get any better, yet I find myself constantly amazed at what I come across. Sometimes I think the uglier the better. I can’t wait to see what else pops up!
Do you have an ugly Christmas sweater holiday tradition?
Does seeing ugly Christmas sweaters bring back memories for you?
What was the BEST Christmas sweater you ever had?
omg best Christmas post ever!<3 What a riot!
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I’m glad I could share the fun! There are some wonderful ones!
I want to start the ugly Christmas sweater tradition and I have a pug so of course I am in LOVE with the pug sweater haha
Haha that was one of my favorites!!! It has been a fun tradition to have!
I love the novelty xmas jumpers! I purchased one today actually and I love it.
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That is awesome! They really are so much fun!
Aww! ahah they are amazing!! I wish I could find them in Mexico or do one my self (it would be super ugly) haha
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There is a DIY kit! You could always make it yourself, I bet it would come out better than you expect!
I love a good ugly christmas sweater. We went to an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party and I made mine, my husband’s and our son’s sweaters. I loved it though! These are some pretty seriously ugly/awesome ones, too!
You made them? That is amazing! I bet that was even more fun.
Oh my gosh, these are the best!! I’m not sure how I’ve survived this long without an ugly Christmas sweater but this might have to be the year I cave and get one 😉
You definitely should try one out! They make for a little fun tradition and an extra fun shopping trip.
Love this! I had both #7 and #9 from the traditional list. Wow these made me laugh. And anyone who loves laughter and makes me laugh . . . that’s a friend. Merry Christmas!
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I’m glad I could make you laugh. Sweaters are so much fun
These are great!! I love Ugly Christmas Sweaters!! I just bought one for my first Ugly Christmas Sweater Party. 😀
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Have fun! I bet it will be worth the purchase!
We were invited to an Ugly Christmas Sweater party this year. We can’t wait! I’m going to pin this post to help me find the perfect sweaters!
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They are so much fun!
These are hilarious! I love that you and your husband dress in one each year.
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It has become a fun little tradition. We have fun finding our sweaters each year!
Love these sweaters. I want #1 in the traditional list. I’m trying to get my husband to wear an ugly sweater on Christmas! I don’t know if I can convince him so maybe this post will!
Share it with him! You never know, there are some good ones out there that are cute but funny too.
Thank you for this amazing list! I kinda wanted to host a house warming party this December and make it Ugly Sweater themed!
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You should do it! I’ve seen a lot of party favors and fun decorations for Ugly Sweater Parties. Check out Pinterest. Lots of ideas!
You found some really hilarious ones!
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There are so many more out there! I could go on for days!
LOVE this! I use my mom’s “ugly sweater” (sorry mom!) from back in her teaching days in the early 90’s! I’ve seen so many new ones this year at Target and Forever 21 though.
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LOL The sad thing is I could match them up to ones I remember from being a kid… That’s a good thing right?
So many cute sweater options!
xoxo, Jenny
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This post made me laugh so hard! I actually never owned an ugly Christmas sweater, sad i know! I better get one soon!
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I love them. We already got ours on lock down, can’t wait to rock them on Christmas eve.
Awesome! Enjoy sporting the Ugly Sweaters!
Love these! I’m attending a Ugly Sweater Christmas party tonight! I didn’t realize there were so many options.
There are a ton! I hope you had fun!
Ugly Christmas sweaters are my favorite thing to wear the week of Christmas! They’re so cute and pretty funny. I have a pair of Christmas leggings I’m looking forward to wearing next week LOL.
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I am rocking my Christmas Leggings today!!! I love getting into the spirit like this!
I like the turtles one. It’s funny my husband wanted me to buy him a Star Trek (or Wars) ugly sweater for Christmas. they have geeky themed ones now!
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I love how many fun “ugly sweaters” there are now!
Wow! You really did a thorough and amazing job with this. Major kudos to you! And major entertainment for me (:
Glad I could entertain, it was so fun to put together!
Is it bad that I don’t think some of these are ugly?? Haha I love them! So fun! 🙂
Haha no! We always try and get the worst ones each year. It is so much fun!
Wow! These sweaters are awesome! Thanks for rounding up this list!