40 Of The Best Ugly Holiday Sweaters
We all know what the holidays are about – spending quality time with family and loved ones, sharing the joy of gifts and surprises, nice family meals, awesome family trips, and much more! Whilst that all sounds lovely, now it's time to really get into what the holidays are really about – outdoing each other with the ugliest Christmas sweaters we can find. Because is it really Christmas unless you're sporting the ugliest, funniest sweater imaginable? That is why we have compiled a list of some of the best, ugliest holiday sweaters from Amazon. From a twerking Santa, to a flexing gingerbread man, to a Beatles Abbey Road recreation using Christmas elves – this list has the most awesome sweater you can sport this holiday. Plus, as a bonus we have also added some of the best matching holiday pyjamas for your whole family!
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What’s more fun than a sweater with a flexing gingerbread man? This Tipsy Elves Gingerbread man sweater features a design of a gingerbread man that has drawn-on abs made of icing! And his mischievous, pleased-with-himself look is just – you could say icing – on the cake!
See it on AmazonA Christmas sweater with a festive dinosaur!
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This dinosaur Christmas sweater has a green dinosaur wearing a Christmas hat! Not only that, but you get to enjoy an ugly holiday sweater, encompassed by the Christmas lights, snowflake, tree and candy cane patterning that goes all along the sweater, even on the arms!
See it on AmazonThis holiday sweater that doubles as an elf costume
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This holiday sweater has an Elf costume design! It is a classic holiday sweater – whoever wears this will automatically transform into Santa’s little helpers! It is made from soft fabric, and is made with top quality inks and equipment to deliver the best quality sweater!
See it on AmazonThis llama sweater is not only ugly, but will likely also give you headaches
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This sweater has a colorful design that relies primarily on white and red. The white-and-red zigzag lines make for the flashiest, ugliest sweater you can wear this holiday! Plus, the llama wearing a scarf is just amazing. As one review so eloquently put it: “if you’re not buying this, I assume you hate Christmas.”
See it on AmazonA sweater with an elf version of Paul McCartney – need I say more?
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This sweater is the perfect gift for those Beatles fans among you. It features a design of four Christmas elves crossing Abbey Road! Recreating one of the most famous Beatles photograph in existence, this sweater is a great pop culture reference whilst encompassing that ugly-holiday-sweater feel, as seen by the snowflakes, tree and music notes patterning.
See it on AmazonA ‘lit’ holiday sweater
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This Christmas sweater has a design of a Christmas tree, with a very witty pun that says “get lit”. This is just awesome for the holidays, since the sweater has light-up lights that can keep you literally lit all night long! Plus, the combination of all those colors and stripes make it the perfect ugly-sweater for the holidays.
See it on AmazonAlternatively, a Christmas sweater that doubles as a Santa Claus Costume
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On the other hand, if being a Christmas Elf doesn’t sound like your kind of thing, maybe this Santa Claus sweater is more up your alley! This sweater features a design that mimic Santa Claus’ coat! Its fabric is also soft, and the printing is of high quality!
See it on AmazonThis holiday sweater is with a King of Hearts Santa Claus on the toilet
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This sweater has a very unique and funny design of Santa Claus as the King of Hearts. He’s sitting on a toilet, playing on his cell phone whilst holding a plunger! Plus, it has colorful LED lights that are sure to catch some eyes and have 6 light-up modes.
See it on AmazonThis pyjama set for a family of elves
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This pyjama set of green elves has long-sleeved shirts that have a elf coat design! Belt included! Plus, the pants have green and white stripes. This pyjama set is the perfect cheesy set for your whole family this holiday!
See it on AmazonThis sweater has a Santa Claus riding a dinosaur!
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This sweater combines red, green, white and blue! It has your typical holiday pattern on the fabric and the best part – it has Santa Claus riding on a t-rex! It is guaranteed to get a laugh, and it is made of 100% polyester so you’re sure to be kept warm!
See it on AmazonThis sweater has a cat with the best hairdo ever
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For all the cat lovers out there, what could be better than this sweater? I mean, it has a cat with a Christmas tree hairstyle! One reviewer wrote: “I absolutely love this sweater! It feels great! I bought it for our ugly sweater contest I added real Christmas balls to it with little safety pins and everyone loved it and in deed thought it was the ugliest Christmas sweater!”
See it on AmazonThis pyjama set to get you all looking like Santa Claus
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If looking like a family of elves isn’t your thing, this Santa Claus pyjama set would be better for you and your family. It has long-sleeved shirts that are designed to look like Santa Claus’ coat, and it has matching red-and-white-striped pants. It is perfect for getting your family to look festive this Christmas!
See it on AmazonThis sweater has everything – Santa, a unicorn and space!
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Get this sweater featuring Santa Claus riding a unicorn in space! We all know how fun all those ugly, mega-colorful sweaters are so much fun during the holidays, but this ugly sweater is perfect for someone who wants less of a colorful flair, with its dark background that makes the Santa and unicorn stand out more!
See it on AmazonA holiday sweater that has its very own drinking game!
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This sweater has all the essentials for the holidays: a bunch of different colors (the festive reds and greens are all accounted for of course!), snowflake, trees, presents and holly pattern, as well as a drinking game that is part of the sweater! One reviewer wrote: “Out of 60 people at the Ugly Christmas Sweater party my sweater one first place!!!! So many people had a great time playing with my colorful balls! Thank you Tipsy Elves, awesome time!!”
See it on AmazonA sweater that has a little elf’s entire body on the torso
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This sweater doesn’t have the previous elf-costume design that features just the elf coat – but this one features the elf’s entire body! It’s dark, black color makes the elf design stand out even more, and the fact that the entire elf-body takes up only the space of your upper body is genius!
See it on AmazonA sweater that is relatable for all the Grinches among you
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This ugly sweater is perfect for the typical Christmas Grinch amongst you! With the design of a grumpy grinch and the words “merry whatever” embedded, even the Grinchiest person can have some Christmas spirit!
See it on AmazonA holiday sweater that has so many colors and built-in light bulbs
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This sweater has a very unique a festive design that is sure to stand out! It has a design that features a Santa, as well as an array of patterns and colors! Plus, it also has built-in Led lights that have 6 different light modes to add life to any party!
See it on AmazonThis holiday sweater that has a funny design of Santa Claus pooping on a chimney
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This holiday sweater has a funny design of a Santa pooping on top of a chimney! It is the perfect ugly holiday sweater that is guaranteed to get a laugh! The sweater is bright and colorful, and one reviewer wrote: “This sweater looks as good as the photo. There aren’t any snowflakes on the back. It is soft and warm and worth the money. Lots of laughs.”
See it on AmazonA holiday sweater that’s perfect for a basketball fan
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Alternatively, you could go for this sweater that features a dunking Santa Claus! The design is just absolutely hilarious, it is perfect for any basketball fan out there. The design of Santa dunking is just magnificent in itself, but what really makes it awesome are the tree little elves in the background!
See it on AmazonA sweater that has won a very happy reviewer “first place at the party”
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This sweater has a more low-key vibe with the color scheme, but is still the perfect ugly Christmas sweater with a fun design! It is called ‘Carrot Trail Nightmare’, showing a design of a deer going through a trail of carrots, on the verge of eating a very unhappy snowman! One review wrote: “High quality sweater, thick and well made.”
See it on AmazonA sweater with some of the most awful neon color combinations
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This sweater has an eye-catching design of a festive unicorn! The scarf is a real mini-scarf and it has sequins that are shiny and sparkle to ass an extra flair to your sweater! Plus, all the neon colors are just perfect for the best ugly holiday sweater!
See it on AmazonThis sweater to get everyone into a dancing mood!
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This holiday sweater features a dancing t-rex! Plus, the t-rex is rocking its own ugly holiday sweater! Get this meta, eye-catching ugly sweater and be the star of your holiday party! It is such a fun sweater.
See it on AmazonA family pyjama set that will get you all looking like mini Christmas trees!
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This pyjama set has a Christmas tree design that almost perfectly matches the green pyjama pants, getting your whole family looking festive this season! The pyjama pants are even decorated with candy canes and bows!
See it on AmazonThis colorful llama sweater has multicolored LED lights
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Who wouldn’t want a holiday sweater that has a llama with shades on? This sweater has a very cool-looking llama that is wearing shades and a Christmas hat, as well as some Christmas lights that are actually LED lights that light up for real!
See it on AmazonThis sweater that has a cheesy Christmas song line
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This holiday sweater has a Santa Claus climbing down a chimney, the song line “baby its cold outside” also present! Plus, it also has LED lights that add a layer complexity and dazzle it! The brick-pattern is also appropriate for that ugly holiday sweater vibe!
See it on AmazonA colorful sweater with so many patterns and a festive sloth!
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A sloth is a very relatable animal, which is why you should get this ugly Christmas sweater that features a sloth with a Christmas hat and a pint of beer. This sweater also has LED lights that light up and have a variety of patterns! Plus, all of that combines with the many patterns in the background will guarantee you will have the ugliest sweater amongst your friends and family!
See it on AmazonThis sweater of a ripped snowman working out will put all other sweaters to shame
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This holiday sweater is both festive and ugly, perfect for all those ugly sweater parties! It has a bright red color that is peppered with white, and it has a snowman with a six-pack that is lifting weights! The LED lights it sports is also an eye-catching bonus.
See it on AmazonThis holiday sweater is not only perfect for ugly sweater-themed parties, but is also comfortable and warm!
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This sweater has does not follow the traditional colorful ugly sweater pattern, instead featuring mostly back and red. However, that doesn’t mean it’s not the perfect sweater to rock at an ugly sweater party, as it is still so eye-catching and ugly, with snowflakes peppered into the background and a nutcracker design that is peppered with LED lights.
See it on AmazonThis ugly sweater is not only ugly, but it’s also mildly terrifying
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This sweater has the ugliest pattern on red and green! Not only that, but it has an unnerving unicorn that is wearing Christmas clothes and seems to be looking directly at you with a piercing eye. You’re sure to make an impression with this sweater!
See it on AmazonThis holiday sweater is perfect for that Star Wars fan
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Who doesn’t love The Mandalorian? This holiday sweater has The Child on it as a plush toy! It is held on a little pouch at the front of the sweater, and his left hand moves when you squeeze him! Plus, the background is styled with some Christmas and Mandalorian patterning!
See it on AmazonA holiday sweater with an inappropriate message
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This sweater is more low-key, as it doesn’t feature too many colors and patterns that make your head spin. It does however, have the words “size matters” on the front, with a design of Santa Claus trying to squeeze down a chimney.
See it on AmazonA sweater that compliments you and will surely get your many more compliments!
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This sweater rocks a festive green color and features a gingerbread man with a bow tie and a Christmas hat. It has the funny phrase “lookin like a snack”, making a pun out of the gingerbread man. Wearing this ugly, cheesy sweater is a must for the holidays!
See it on AmazonThis Chewbacca sweater is not only ugly but has a fun texture!
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An alternative choice for a Star Wars fan is this Chewbacca sweater. It has ugly patterning and a Chewbacca design that is wearing a Christmas hat to get you all the holiday spirit. Not only that, but the sweater is also furry to mirror Chewbacca’s furry face!
See it on AmazonA The Office themed sweater with an awesome pun
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This sweater primarily features the holiday colors red and green, with some traditional patterning. Not only that, but it has a picture of Dwight Schrute from The Office, with the pun-y words: dreaming of a Dwight Christmas”. Plus, it’s even got some beets designed onto it to truly capture Dwight’s essence!
See it on AmazonIt doesn’t get better than a twerking Santa sweater
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This hilarious sweater depicts “Santa’s Twerkshop”. Yeah, you read that right. It has a design of what we can assume is Santa’s workshop, as evident by all the presets around him. What is unusual though is the sight of Santa mid-twerk – what more could you want in a sweater?
See it on AmazonYet another sweater with an inappropriate message that makes it the perfect gift!
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This sweater has a humorous message that whilst very inappropriate, is sure to get you plenty of laughs all evening! You can get this sweater in a choice of 5 colors: black, green, red, gray and navy. The design of Santa touching the top of an elf’s hat is made funnier by the phrase “when I think about you I touch my elf”.
See it on AmazonThis Grinch family pyjama set for the family that loves Christmas films!
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Who doesn’t love The Grinch? It’s one of the best family Christmas films out there, and this Grinch family pyjama set if perfect for the holidays! You can get these pyjamas for toddlers, boys, girls, men, women and pets! You can all go matching this holiday with green and gray pyjamas that all have different Grinch designs
See it on AmazonThis colorful pyjama set with so many patterns and colors!
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This pyjama set is probably what would happen if Christmas threw up on some dark fabric. It is an explosion of Christmassy elements – you can see candy canes, snowmen, tree ornaments, Christmas trees, gingerbread men and more! You will surely get the perfect Christmas photos with these comfy pyjamas.
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