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?

#1 When There's "An Ugly Christmas Sweater -Day" At The Office... Go Big Or Go Home

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#2 I Ordered A Custom Ugly Christmas Sweater

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#3 My Friend's Brother Designed His Own Christmas Sweater This Year

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#4 My Dad Got My Fiance This Christmas Sweater

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#5 Amazing Novelty Christmas Sweater

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#6 Best Ugly Sweater For Couples

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#7 My Friend Wore This To An Ugly Sweater Party

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#8 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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#9 Any GOT Fans Here? I Decided To Try Something Different For My Ugly Sweater This Year

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#10 Made My Own Holiday Sweater For My Company Party

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#11 Won 1st Prize Today At The Office, "Ugly Sweater" Contest, Very Proud To Take This Award. Gracias

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#12 Friend's Christmas Sweater

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#13 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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#14 Christmas Sweaters Are Really Common Nowadays, But This One Is Just Amazing

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#15 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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#16 The Best Ugly Christmas Sweater I Have Ever Seen

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#17 Ugly Christmas Sweater: Home Alone

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#18 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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#19 Ugly Christmas Sweater: Level Star Wars

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#20 My Mom's Ugly Sweater Was Fantastic

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#21 Crafted Myself Some Christmas Puddins' For An Ugly Sweater Party. So Sparkle, Much Jingle

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#22 I Made My Pregnant Wife A Snow Globe Sweater For Her Company Christmas Party

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#23 I'm Ready For Christmas. Goodwill Coming In Clutch With The Silly Sweaters

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#24 Christmas Sweater For The Win

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#25 This Ugly Christmas Sweater

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#26 My Ugly Christmas Sweater Arrived Today

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#27 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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#28 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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#29 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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#30 One Of My Teacher's Friends Sent Me Photos Of The Christmas Sweater She Handmade

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#31 My Sister Made A Sweater Of A Reindeer Puking Christmas

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#32 I Decided To Capitalize On My Hairiness. Here Is My Ugly Christmas Sweater

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#33 Our Tacky Christmas Sweaters Got Here

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#34 Boyfriend And I Were Gifted An Early Christmas Gift. I Have A New Favorite Christmas Sweater

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#35 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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#36 This Look Takes Christmas Spirit To A Whole New Level

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#37 Awesome Sweater From The Office's Christmas Party

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#38 The Christmas Sweater My Store Carried About Two Years Ago Before Discontinuing Due To Complaints

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#39 We Are Dropping This To Serve As An Inspo For Your Ugly Sweater Party

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#40 It’s Ugly Sweater Time

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#41 Same Ugly Christmas Sweaters

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#42 My Stepdad's Christmas Sweater

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#43 I Don't Think My Mum Paid Attention To The Jumper She Got Me For Christmas

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#44 My Christmas Jumper

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#45 It's Safe To Say That I Won The Ugly Sweater Contest

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#46 Just Two Crazy Cat Ladies Getting Festive

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#47 Christmas Sweater Time. This One Isn't Ugly

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#48 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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#49 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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#50 I'm Joining In The Ugly Christmas Sweater Party

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#51 Perfect For Those Office Sweater Parties

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#52 Need A Colorful Christmas Sweater? We Got You Covered

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#53 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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#54 Have To Lay Under The Tree To Remind My Family I Am A Gift

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#55 My Friend Made This Sweater For Her Christmas Party

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#56 Amazing Goodwill Christmas Sweater

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#57 My Boyfriend Asked Me To Make Him A Festive Christmas Sweater. This Is What I Came Up With

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#58 What Do You Think Of My Christmas Sweater?

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#59 A Christmas Sweater Of A Christmas Sweater. Aka The Best Thing I Ever Found At Goodwill

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#60 2021 Ugly Christmas Sweater! I Hope It Sparks Joy At The Contest Even If We Don't Win

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#61 Just Wanted To Share This Ugly Sweater I Got For A Christmas Party Next Month

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#62 My Bus Driver Today. Said He Has Lots Of Similar Sweaters

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#63 Sweater Weather

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#64 When Your Stepbrother Sends You A Christmas Sweater

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#65 Found The Best Ugly Christmas Sweater

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#66 I’ve Been Lucky Over The Past 2 Weeks: 80s-Ish Kokanee Ugly Christmas Sweater (Drink Pocket Included)

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#67 K3485 - Made For An Ugly Christmas Sweater Party. 3rd Coat I've Ever Made, 1st Time With This Pattern

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#68 The Most Festive And/Or Ugliest Christmas Sweater, Ever

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#69 Snoop Sent This To Willie Nelson For Christmas

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#70 “Ugly” Christmas Sweater Score

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#71 My Friend's Ugly Ho-Liday Sweater

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#72 This Ugly Sweater That I Bought Shows That Santa And His Friends May Have A Summer Home Somewhere In Campton

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#73 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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#74 Awesome Sweater

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#75 I Made An Ugly Christmas Sweater For A Contest Tomorrow

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#76 Couldn't Find An Ugly Sweater So I Made One, What Do You Guys Think?

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#77 Wanted To Share The Pure Joy My Ugly Christmas Sweater Brings Me To Others This Year. Merry Christmas

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#78 Interesting Christmas Sweater At My Local Goodwill

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#79 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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#80 Made Myself A Christmas Sweater

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#81 I Made A Christmas Sweater Four Years Ago And Haven't Been Able To Wear Them Until Today

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#82 This Ugly Christmas Sweater Also Can Be Used As A Christmas Tree

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#83 Christmas Sweater

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#84 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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#85 I’m Starting A New Trend. I Will Get Rid Of My Ugly Christmas Sweaters And Going With Tree Skirts

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#86 Ugly Christmas Sweaters

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#87 I Wish It Fit Better, But It Was Still Worth Buying. I’m Ready For The Christmas

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#88 My $4 Christmas Sweater, With Working Bells

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#89 Ugly Christmas Sweater

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#90 Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest At Work. I Hope I Win

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#91 Found This Cute Sweater Today For Christmas

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#92 My Mom Bought Me This Christmas Sweater Thinking It Was Unisex. It Wasn't

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#93 Merry Christmas-Ugly Sweater Style

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#94 Taking Ugly Christmas Sweater Parties Very Seriously

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#95 My Physics Teacher Took The Christmas Jumper Day A Bit Far

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#96 Day 21 - Getting Time To Light That Stuff Up

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#97 Looking Cute For The Holidays. Merry Christmas And Happy Yuletide

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#98 Team Lidl

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#99 Whatchu Know About Minesweeper?

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#100 Merry Christmas From Santa's Fattest Elf

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#101 Can’t Wait For Cold Weather

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#102 The Perfect Christmas Jumper Does Not Exist... Oh, Wait

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#103 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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#104 Southpark Christmas Sweater At Spencer’s

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#105 Figure Y'all Will Like My Christmas Sweater

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#106 Ugly Christmas Sweater

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#107 Saw This On Poshmark. An Ugly Christmas Sweater That's Actually Quite Cool

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#108 Ugly Sweaters For My Twins. They Are So Into Christmas

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#109 Our Family Ugly Christmas Sweater Is Saved

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#110 Christmas Sweater For The Office

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#111 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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#112 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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#113 I Won The Ugly Sweater Contest Today

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#114 Ugly Christmas Sweater

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#115 Neat Mario Bros Christmas Sweater

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#116 The Perfect Christmas Sweater Doesn’t Exist

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#117 I Just Got My Christmas Sweater

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#118 How Could Someone Have Thrown This Holiday Sweater Away In The Laundry Room Trash Many Years Ago?

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#119 My Ugly Christmas Sweater For Work Christmas Party. It's Glorious

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#120 Something Tells Me The Internet Would Approve Of My Wife's Find For Our Ugly Sweater Christmas Party

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#121 This Is My Fiancé's Christmas Sweater For The Tacky Sweater Party We're Going To Tonight

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#122 So We All Had Ugly Sweater Kits For Christmas Eve

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#123 My Coworker Used My Face For The Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest

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#124 Christmas Sweater For My Nephew Who Doesn’t Need Santa Because He Has Memaw

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#125 I Made My First Wearable An Ugly Christmas Sweater

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#126 My Cousin's Christmas Sweater Ko

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#127 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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#128 It's That Time Of Year Again. Presenting The 2018 Ugly Christmas Sweater. 5th-Year Edition