Ho ho ho! It's that time of year again: the time for ugly Christmas sweaters. If you're a regular on Bored Panda, you probably know the ones I'm talking about. Here's a piece we did on them in 2021 and here's an older one where some of you submitted your own designs, too.
But if you need an introduction, just think of the one your grandma gave you that's covered in reindeer and snowflakes and has little bells that jingle when you move. The one you swore you would never, ever wear, but somehow end up sporting at your office holiday party because "it's tradition".
I don't blame you. Those things can be pretty darn cute. Sure, they may be tacky and over-the-top, but that's kind of the point. They're a way to embrace the holiday cheer and let your hair down. Relax. Have some fun. Because ultimately, that's what this season is all about, right?
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Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest You Say? I Crocheted The Entire Thing With No Idea How You're Actually Supposed To Make A Sweater. I Won
The longer you look at it, the more you see and the better/worse it gets!
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Friend's Christmas Sweater
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Christmas Sweater Time. This One Isn't Ugly
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My Sister Made A Sweater Of A Reindeer Puking Christmas
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I Made My Pregnant Wife A Snow Globe Sweater For Her Company Christmas Party
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Amazing Novelty Christmas Sweater
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When There's "An Ugly Christmas Sweater -Day" At The Office... Go Big Or Go Home
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Christmas Sweater For The Win
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Perfect For Those Office Sweater Parties
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Just Two Crazy Cat Ladies Getting Festive
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Made My Own Holiday Sweater For My Company Party
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My Girlfriend And I Got Matching Christmas Sweaters, I Don’t Normally Do Matching Outfits But Made An Exception This Year
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I Ordered A Custom Ugly Christmas Sweater
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I Don't Think My Mum Paid Attention To The Jumper She Got Me For Christmas
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It's The Season For Ugly Christmas Sweaters And I Found This One-Of-A-Kind Jingle Balls Sweater At My Favorite Store Goodwill. Handmade And Hilarious
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Y’all Liked My Chest Nuts Sweater Last Year. So Here’s This Year’s Mistle Toe
I made this for a friend’s ugly Christmas sweater party last night. Literally glued nuts to my chest… It was worth the first-place prize of a Taco Bell gift card.
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My Friend Wore This To An Ugly Sweater Party
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Carrie Won Our Staff's "Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest". Congratulations! We Applaud Your Creativity. Fireplace And Mantel On The Front And Christmas Tree On The Back
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What Happens When You Have A Town Hall Meeting At Work? Well, I Don't Know About You But I Have Fun And Yes, I Made My Own Hat
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Won 1st Prize Today At The Office, "Ugly Sweater" Contest, Very Proud To Take This Award. Gracias
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The Best Ugly Christmas Sweater I Have Ever Seen
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This Ugly Christmas Sweater
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I’m Starting A New Trend. I Will Get Rid Of My Ugly Christmas Sweaters And Going With Tree Skirts
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My Bonus Son Needed An “Ugly Christmas Sweater” For A Party Tonight. Fingers Crossed He Likes It (I Can’t Stop Laughing)
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My Dad Got My Fiance This Christmas Sweater
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I Just Imagine The Design Meeting For This Sweater: "The T. Rex Isn't Festive Enough." "Could We Add A Disco Ball?" "Bingo"
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My Ugly Christmas Sweater For Work Christmas Party. It's Glorious
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Found The Perfect Ugly Christmas Sweaters For Me And My Boo At The Local Goodwill The Holiday Season Can Now Officially Begin
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Amazing Goodwill Christmas Sweater
MouseyMouse 1 year ago
Pretty impressive to write backwards and not even make a sprinkle mess!
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What Do You Think Of My Christmas Sweater?
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I'm Ready For Christmas. Goodwill Coming In Clutch With The Silly Sweaters
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Best Ugly Sweater For Couples
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My Boyfriend Asked Me To Make Him A Festive Christmas Sweater. This Is What I Came Up With
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I'm Joining In The Ugly Christmas Sweater Party
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Ugly Christmas Sweater: Home Alone
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Have To Lay Under The Tree To Remind My Family I Am A Gift
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A Christmas Sweater Of A Christmas Sweater. Aka The Best Thing I Ever Found At Goodwill
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Taking Ugly Christmas Sweater Parties Very Seriously
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Apparently, I Said I Wanted An Ugly Christmas Sweater And I Completely Forgot That I Said It. But My Sister Remembered, And She Got Me One, And I Have To Smile
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Christmas Sweaters Are Really Common Nowadays, But This One Is Just Amazing
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I Decided To Capitalize On My Hairiness. Here Is My Ugly Christmas Sweater
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Need A Colorful Christmas Sweater? We Got You Covered
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One Of My Teacher's Friends Sent Me Photos Of The Christmas Sweater She Handmade
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Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest At Work. I Hope I Win
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My Christmas Jumper
ShaZam Beaubien 1 year ago
How many years have you been holding onto the KFC sweater ... waiting for this moment
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Snoop Sent This To Willie Nelson For Christmas
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My Friend's Brother Designed His Own Christmas Sweater This Year
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Found This Cute Sweater Today For Christmas
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My Mom's Ugly Sweater Was Fantastic
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Awesome Sweater From The Office's Christmas Party
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Ugly Christmas Sweater: Level Star Wars
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Crafted Myself Some Christmas Puddins' For An Ugly Sweater Party. So Sparkle, Much Jingle
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My $4 Christmas Sweater, With Working Bells
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My Friend Made This Sweater For Her Christmas Party
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Something Tells Me The Internet Would Approve Of My Wife's Find For Our Ugly Sweater Christmas Party
the Return of Bruno 1 year ago
Nope. That earns dead last in my book. Try the "cute Christmas sweater" contest.
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Wanted To Share The Pure Joy My Ugly Christmas Sweater Brings Me To Others This Year. Merry Christmas
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Same Ugly Christmas Sweaters
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“Ugly” Christmas Sweater Score
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My Dad Entered An Ugly Christmas Sweater Competition But Lost To Someone With A Store Bought Sweater. That $1000 Should Have Been His. He’s Proud Anyways
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How Could Someone Have Thrown This Holiday Sweater Away In The Laundry Room Trash Many Years Ago?
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Ugly Christmas Sweaters Became Mainstream This Year, So I Decided To Make My Own. That Is A Mirror In The Middle. It's Far And Away The Ugliest Sweater I've Ever Seen
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Ugly Christmas Sweater
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I Just Got My Christmas Sweater
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Team Lidl
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Just Wanted To Share This Ugly Sweater I Got For A Christmas Party Next Month
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When Your Stepbrother Sends You A Christmas Sweater
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We Are Dropping This To Serve As An Inspo For Your Ugly Sweater Party
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I Wish It Fit Better, But It Was Still Worth Buying. I’m Ready For The Christmas
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My Mom Bought Me This Christmas Sweater Thinking It Was Unisex. It Wasn't
ShaZam Beaubien 1 year ago
Oh my ... The skinny jeans really bring out the ... hmmm ... Christmas
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Any GOT Fans Here? I Decided To Try Something Different For My Ugly Sweater This Year
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The Christmas Sweater My Store Carried About Two Years Ago Before Discontinuing Due To Complaints
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2021 Ugly Christmas Sweater! I Hope It Sparks Joy At The Contest Even If We Don't Win
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Couldn't Find An Ugly Sweater So I Made One, What Do You Guys Think?
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This Look Takes Christmas Spirit To A Whole New Level
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Found The Best Ugly Christmas Sweater
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K3485 - Made For An Ugly Christmas Sweater Party. 3rd Coat I've Ever Made, 1st Time With This Pattern
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Made Myself A Christmas Sweater
Daniel Atkins 1 year ago
"If that thing had nine lives, she just spent ’em all." — Cousin Eddie
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Looking Cute For The Holidays. Merry Christmas And Happy Yuletide
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Boyfriend And I Were Gifted An Early Christmas Gift. I Have A New Favorite Christmas Sweater
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My Stepdad's Christmas Sweater
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This Is My Fiancé's Christmas Sweater For The Tacky Sweater Party We're Going To Tonight
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Ugly Christmas Sweater
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My Friends And I Made Holiday Sweaters, And This Is How Mine Turned Out. Sadly, Not Everyone Understood The Movie Reference
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Wanted To Show How My Mom Dresses Up For Christmas For Her Elementary Kiddos
She and my stepdad spent hours adding the lights themselves and she won the ugly sweater contest that year.
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Southpark Christmas Sweater At Spencer’s
Upstaged75 1 year ago
I like the Elf one below it! "Smiling's my favorite. Well go make work your new favorite!"
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I’ve Been Lucky Over The Past 2 Weeks: 80s-Ish Kokanee Ugly Christmas Sweater (Drink Pocket Included)
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My Ugly Christmas Sweater Arrived Today
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This Ugly Sweater That I Bought Shows That Santa And His Friends May Have A Summer Home Somewhere In Campton
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Great Gift Idea You Can Get From The Local Walmart, It’s A Sweater With A Spot To Hold Your Nog
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My First Christmas Morning That My Toddler Will Get To Enjoy This Year. The Only Time She Ever Sleeps In And I'm Jacked Up On Caffeine And Lack Of Sleep
Let's see some sweaters people this is not a drill.
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It’s Ugly Sweater Time
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The Perfect Christmas Jumper Does Not Exist... Oh, Wait
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I Made A Christmas Sweater Four Years Ago And Haven't Been Able To Wear Them Until Today
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Neat Mario Bros Christmas Sweater
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The Perfect Christmas Sweater Doesn’t Exist
Upstaged75 1 year ago
Perfect! It's like the amputee who dressed up for Halloween as the leg lamp from A Christmas Story.
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Merry Christmas From Santa's Fattest Elf
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Hand Painted Grinch On The Ugly Green Sweater I Found At Goodwill. All For My Ugly Christmas Sweater Party This Sunday
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My Coworker Used My Face For The Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest
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Christmas Sweater For My Nephew Who Doesn’t Need Santa Because He Has Memaw
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Figure Y'all Will Like My Christmas Sweater
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Kyle's Mom, Marie Hollaway On Twitter: Two Christmas Ago We Had An Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest. This Was My Homemade One. Look Who Is In The Middle
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It's That Time Of Year Again. Presenting The 2018 Ugly Christmas Sweater. 5th-Year Edition
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Vinyl Wu-Tang Christmas Sweater My Friend Made. He Hand-Drew Each Section And Pressed It In Pieces
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So We All Had Ugly Sweater Kits For Christmas Eve
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Anyone-for-tea? 1 year ago
Who’s going to tell them Jesus wasn’t born over Christmas?! Have more cat jumpers instead!
Anyone-for-tea? 1 year ago
Who’s going to tell them Jesus wasn’t born over Christmas?! Have more cat jumpers instead!
