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A Christmas jumper, Christmas sweater, or colloquially ugly Christmas sweater, is often a top pulled over the head to cover the torso, themed with a Christmas or winter-style design. These clothing items are often knitted. A more traditional approach is often a roll neck (or "turtleneck") top-pulled jumper.

History

In the United Kingdom, Christmas jumpers became popular during the 1980s after a variety of television presenters such as Gyles Brandreth and Timmy Mallett began wearing them during the Christmas holidays. In particular, their popularity may be attributed to the influence of singers such as Andy Williams and Val Doonican, who appeared in these type of jumpers in their television Christmas specials.^[1] In Ireland, The Late Late Show's host wears an extravagant jumper for the Christmas Late Late Toy Show.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] They are often seen as a hand-made present knitted by an elderly relative that are given as a Christmas present.^[5]^[7] During the 1990s and 2000s they were seen as gag gifts and fell out of favour^[1] and featured as something to be embarrassed of in the 2001 film Bridget Jones's Diary.^[5] They gained camp appeal during the 2010s,^[6] with online retailer Amazon reporting an increase in sales of 600% in 2011, and the trend has been followed by a number of celebrities.^[7] Ugly Christmas Sweater Contests are held annually in the United States.^[8]

In 2012, the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph described them as "this season's must have",^[9] with retailer Topman selling 34 different designs alone and reporting sales have increased 54% compared to 2011.^[9] Higher end fashion labels have also produced Christmas jumpers, including Burberry and Jil Sander,^[9] and even metal band Slayer released one as part of their merchandise range.^[10]

The charity Save the Children runs an annual Christmas Jumper Day each year in December using the slogan "Make the world better with a sweater". It encourages people to raise money for the charity by wearing their Christmas jumpers on a specific day.^[11] The New York Times reported in 2012 that a major venue for sweater sales are independent company websites, with ugly-sweater themed names.^[12]

A survey conducted in 2012 showed that 41% of the British population owned a Christmas-themed jumper, which increased to 50% within London and Wales.^[13]

References

1. ^{{cite news|first=Ken|last=Sweeney|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/tubridy-in-stitches-after-toy-show-jumpers-labelled-a-crime-2947867.html|title=Tubridy in stitches after Toy Show jumpers labelled a crime|newspaper=Irish Independent|publisher=Independent News & Media|date=29 November 2011|accessdate=29 November 2011}}
2. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/party-through-the-pain-1574359.html|title=Party through the pain|newspaper=Irish Independent|publisher=Independent News & Media|date=14 December 2006|accessdate=15 November 2008}}
3. ^{{cite news|first=Claire |last=Murphy |url=http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/toy-show-jumper-dilemma-for-ryan-1951439.html |title=Toy show jumper dilemma for Ryan |newspaper=Evening Herald |publisher=Independent News & Media |date=23 November 2009 |accessdate=27 November 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130217180036/http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/toy-show-jumper-dilemma-for-ryan-1951439.html |archivedate=17 February 2013 |df= }}
4. ^{{cite news|first=Gay |last=Byrne |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0213/1224264325263.html |title=The chameleon of Montrose |newspaper=The Irish Times |publisher=Irish Times Trust |date=13 February 2010 |accessdate=13 February 2010 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5nWI880tb?url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0213/1224264325263.html |archivedate=13 February 2010 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
5. ^¹{{cite news|last=Hickman|first=Leo|title=Show us your Christmas jumper – for Save the Children|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2012/dec/10/show-us-christmas-jumper-save-children|accessdate=17 December 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|date=14 December 2012}}
6. ^¹²{{cite news|last=Epstein|first=Robert|title=Bring Modern: Christmas jumpers|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/features/bring-modern-christmas-jumpers-8412120.html|accessdate=17 December 2012|newspaper=The Independent|date=16 December 2012}}
7. ^{{cite news|title=The big Christmas jumper comeback|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/the-big-christmas-jumper-comeback-98294|accessdate=17 December 2012|newspaper=The Daily Mirror|date=19 December 2011}}
8. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/story/27673149/slideshow-fox13-news-ugly-christmas-sweater-contest | title=SLIDESHOW: FOX13 News Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest | publisher=WHBQ-TV | accessdate=19 December 2014}}
9. ^¹²³{{cite news|last=Cumming|first=Ed|title=How Christmas jumpers came in from the cold|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/christmas/9739988/How-Christmas-jumpers-came-in-from-the-cold.html|accessdate=17 December 2012|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=13 December 2012}}
10. ^{{cite news|title=Slayer's new merch includes ugly Christmas jumper|url=http://www.nme.com/news/slayer/67312|accessdate=17 December 2012|newspaper=NME|date=21 November 2012}}
11. ^{{cite news|last=Gripper|first=Ann|title=#XmasJumperDay: UK wears its Christmas jumpers in aid of Save The Children|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/xmasjumperday-uk-wears-its-christmas-jumpers-1489186|accessdate=17 December 2012|newspaper=The Daily Mirror|date=14 December 2012}}
12. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/16/fashion/ugly-holiday-sweaters-are-all-the-rage-cultural-studies.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 |title=Bad Taste, All in Fun |date=16 December 2012 |accessdate=16 August 2013 |publisher=New York Times |author=Guy Trebay}}
13. ^{{cite news|last=Waterlow|first=Lucy|title=Pull on a christmas jumper to raise your sex appeal! How the once embarrassing seasonal sweater is now seen as sexy|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2245883/Pull-christmas-jumper-raise-sex-appeal-How-embarrassing-seasonal-sweater-seen-sexy.html?ito=feeds-newsxml|accessdate=17 December 2012|newspaper=The Daily Mail|date=10 December 2012}}

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