So Ugly, They’re Awesome: 10 Celebrity-Themed Holiday Sweaters That Are Just a Click Away

James Franco wearing James Franco. Totally normal. (Photo: Instagram)
James Franco wearing James Franco. Totally normal. (Photo: Instagram)

’Tis the season to wear ugly holiday sweaters. While Snoopy being all cute is a sweet classic, we are in the business of celebrities here, and we’ve found some related to your favorite stars and human beings who are famous for nothing (see: Kylie Jenner).

This year, that delightful oddball James Franco got into the business of making his own, but most of the ones we turned up came courtesy of those crazy crafting enthusiasts who populate Etsy. Not only do they love making ugly sweaters — they love making ugly sweaters featuring celebrities. (Cha-ching!)

So here we are — a list of uglies you can own. Wear them — or just look at them here — in good health.

Drake: We wouldn’t have guessed but quickly discovered that there are a lot of ugly holiday sweaters featuring the “Too Good” singer. While that made it hard to pick just one, we decided on this — the Canadian rapper’s g-i-a-n-t mug in a Santa hat with Christmas ornaments all around him. (Fun fact: He’s Jewish!) It gets better: The description for this gem, which retails for a steep $6o, notes, “The back of each design is the same as the front” — and we all know two Drakes in Santa hats are better than one. (We’re sure Rihanna agrees!) And, a final selling point: You should buy this one for no other reason than that a person can’t have enough chartreuse in his or her closet.

Photo: Etsy
Photo: Etsy

The Kardashians: You guys, this is probably the greatest thing we’ve ever seen. Butt cheeks attached to the front of a top and a hella good Kardashian pun (“Kardashing thru the snow”). The creator of this eye-popping original knows that it’s fug and described it as “butt ugly.” You don’t get something this awful on the cheap, though. It costs a whopping $80 — and you also have to spring for the two batteries you need to get the LED lights going. So your like (or dislike) of the first family of reality TV needs to be strong.

Photo: Etsy
Photo: Etsy

Donald Trump: Our future leader gets called out, ugly-Christmas-sweater style. The item called “On the 4th day of Trumpmas” lists a few of his popular criticisms (though we think they could have come up with 12?). There are two bonuses if you buy this gem: One, if you’re in one of those families that bans political talk on Christmas Day, you can wear it and make your point without saying a word. And two, if you buy it now, you’ll also have something to wear on Inauguration Day.

Photo: Etsy
Photo: Etsy

Justin Bieber: When you wear this, we guarantee that you’ll be sporting more clothes than the pop star has on — wherever in the world the shirtless selfie king may be at that moment. You can “Beliebe It’s Christmas” for the bargain price of $18.99, but just try not to have any meltdowns while you have it on.

(Photo: Etsy)
Photo: Etsy

Kylie Jenner: If you are more of a Kylie fan than a Kardashian fan — or you think there is more substance to Kylie than butt cheeks (bless your heart!) — perhaps this $60 creation is for you. Do you think this is what Elvis meant when he sang “Blue Christmas”?

Photo: Etsy
Photo: Etsy

James Franco: “I took a photo of me taking a selfie, alongside the selfie I was taking,” is how the actor described this top, which retails for $39.99. So meta! So Franco.

(Photo: Represent.com)
Photo: Represent.com

Betty White: We would wear the 94-year-old actress on all of our clothes if we could (all hail, Betty!), but we would settle for this sweater. If you get it (and it only costs $24.99), you can also act like Betty while you wear it, which means all the hot dogs, vodka, and swearing you can muster.

Photo: Etsy
Photo: Etsy

Mike Tyson: Typically we wouldn’t promote something calling out a person’s speech imperfection, but the heavyweight champ is totally OK with his lisp. (During the summer, he launched a clothing line with the slogan, “Thuns Out, Guns Out.”) In this case, not only do you get to spread holiday wishes with this $24.99 top ( “Merry Chrithmith”), you also get to wear Tyson and his face tattoo on your chest, which is about as bad as it gets while still being good.

Photo: Etsy
Photo: Etsy

Ozzy Osbourne: You know who won’t be wearing this “How Ozzy Osbourne Stole Christmas” sweater this Christmas? Michelle Pugh. Happy holidays!

Photo: Ozzy Shop
Photo: Ozzy Shop

And possibly for our Jewish friends: The description alone of this “Hanukkah Light Up Jewish Faces Xmas Christmas Party Vest Gold,” which costs $69, is worth the read. “Guess that Jew!” it begins. “Don’t feel left out of the ugly Christmas sweater fad! Display your Jewish heritage with pride!!!” The “Eddie Bauer beaded and bedazzled wool blend blue sweater vest” has “been transformed” into “the who’s-who of Jewish celebrities … some famous, some infamous, some not-so-famous.” Among the “20 Jews in all!” are Bob Dylan, Howard Stern, Barry Manilow, David Schwimmer, and Sally Jesse Raphael. What — no Drake?! The lights and tinsel along the edges really polish it off.

Photo: Etsy
Photo: Etsy

May your holiday best this year include a little ugliness. And if you happen to buy one, please, please, please tweet us a photo.