15 Ugly Holiday Sweaters You'll Actually Kinda Love

Your calendar may be packed with cocktail parties and formal dinners from now through New Year’s, but we all know the event you’re looking forward to the most is that ugly holiday sweater party. Leave those little black dresses and sparkly sheaths at home and, instead, reach for a light-up knit, a two-person pullover or even something from Whoopi Goldberg’s new collection. (You heard us.) Here, 15 ugly sweaters to help spread some holiday cheer.

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A Graphic Jumper

Whenever you get stressed out this holiday season, simply remember Frosty's wise words.

Forever 21 ($25)

A Super-Sweet Sweater

For those who embrace the all-black-everything lifestyle, we think you can make an exception for these candy canes and pom-poms.

Topshop ($100)

A Chrismukkah Celebration

Seth Cohen would definitely approve. 

Blizzard Bay ($29)

The Cat Lady's Christmas Sweatshirt

Your love of kittens will stop at nothing, not even Christmas.

KSJK ($21)

Whoopi's Top Pick

Whoopi Goldberg is designing the sweaters of our dreams for her second collection in a row. Keep on crushing it, Whoopi.

Whoopi ($71)

A Tinseled Topper

Why should your tree have all the fun? Wrap that tinsel around yourself instead.

Ten Sixty Sherman ($49)

A Color-Blocked Cardigan

Live out your Garth and Kat dreams with a retro turtleneck-cardigan combo. 

Target ($45)

A Totally Lit Knit

This cat-covered pullover will help you light up any room you enter. No, seriously—it has built in Christmas lights.

Blizzard Bay ($28)

A Pullover That Has It All

Sequins and patches and snowflakes, oh my!

Forever 21 ($28)

A Three-Dimensional Jumper

Props to Tipsy Elves for proving pom-poms are not just for cheerleaders.

Tipsy Elves ($59)

A Nonsensical Knit

Nothing about this sweater makes sense...and that's exactly why we love it.

No Comment ($22)

A Two-Person Pullover

Get closer than close with your BFF or significant other in this roomy two-person sweater.

Boohoo ($39)

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A Binge-Worthy Sweatshirt

Combine all the things you love—Stranger Things, comfort and holiday cheer—into one cozy sweatshirt.

Shinesty ($50)

An Overloaded Cardigan

Truly the ugliest sweater of them all.

Tipsy Elves ($59)

A Crafty Solution

Don’t think any of these sweaters are nearly ugly enough? Pick up a DIY kit for a one-of-a-kind creation that is guaranteed to be the hideous jumper of your dreams.

Buckle ($19)

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