Everything on this site, in one place. Advice on buying and wearing the jumper itself, survival guides for every kind of jumper day, and the real history behind the season — every fact checked against a named source before it was published.
Buying a Christmas jumper
The decisions that matter before you spend anything — fabric, fit, price and where it all comes from.
- How to Choose an Ugly Christmas Jumper
- Knitted or Printed? How to Buy a Christmas Jumper That Lasts
- Cute, Ugly or Classic? The Three Types of Christmas Jumper
- A Field Guide to Christmas Jumper Shapes
- Why Your Christmas Jumper Arrived Two Sizes Too Small
- Christmas Jumper Budgets: What You Get at Each Price Point
- Plus Size Christmas Jumpers: Which Brands Actually Go Big
- Second-Hand Christmas Jumpers: The Real Cost of Buying New
- Buying a Christmas Jumper in the January Sales
- Why So Many Christmas Jumpers Look the Same
- Where Christmas Jumpers Are Actually Made
Wearing it well
Base layers, washing, styling, photography and keeping the thing alive past January.
- What to Wear Under a Christmas Jumper
- How to Style a Christmas Jumper
- How to Wash a Christmas Jumper Without Ruining It
- How to Customise a Shop-Bought Christmas Jumper
- Layering for Outdoor Christmas Events
- How to Photograph a Christmas Jumper Properly
- Christmas Jumpers on Video Calls: What Works on Camera
Jumper day at work and school
The office party, the classroom, the uniformed shift and everything that can go wrong at each.
- Christmas Jumper Day: Dates, Origins and How to Take Part
- Christmas Jumper Day in Six Different Workplaces
- Christmas Jumper Day at School: A Parent’s Survival Guide
- Christmas Jumpers for People Who Work a Full Shift
- Running an Inclusive Christmas Jumper Day
- Christmas Jumpers for Uniformed and Front-Line Workers
- Christmas Jumper Day When You Work Alone
- Should a Company Buy Christmas Jumpers for Staff?
- Nine Office Christmas Party Jumper Stories That Get Retold Every Year
- When the Christmas Jumper Goes Too Far
- Matching Christmas Jumpers at the Office Party: What Could Possibly Go Wrong
- Matching Jumpers for a New Relationship: Is It Too Soon?
- The Two-Person and Group Christmas Jumper: Is It Worth It?
- Film Quote Christmas Jumpers at the Office Party
- The Best Christmas Jumper Puns, Explained
- Six Things That Go Wrong With Light-Up Christmas Jumpers
- How to Win a Christmas Jumper Competition
- Christmas Jumpers for the Reluctant Participant
- Running a Christmas Jumper Contest for a Remote Team
Jumpers as gifts
Buying for someone whose size you do not know, in public, on a budget.
- Secret Santa: Buying a Christmas Jumper for Someone Else
- Christmas Jumpers Across the Generations: A Family Gift Guide
The ugly jumper story
Where the tradition actually came from, and the numbers and psychology behind it.
- The History of the Ugly Christmas Jumper
- Christmas Jumper Day vs National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
- The Psychology of Why Ugly Christmas Jumpers Make Us Laugh
- Christmas Jumper Day, By the Numbers
- Christmas Jumper World Records
- Why Is a Jumper Called a Jumper?
- Christmas Jumper FAQ: Quick Answers
Christmas history and traditions
The tree, the cards, the carols, the broadcast and the rest of the season, properly sourced.
- Why Is Christmas on 25 December?
- The History of the Christmas Tree
- The Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree: A Gift Since 1947
- The First Electric Christmas Tree Lights, 1882
- The German Town That Invented the Bauble
- The History of Christmas Crackers
- Why Cracker Jokes Are Bad on Purpose
- The First Christmas Card, 1843
- Why Are Robins on Christmas Cards?
- The History of Santa Claus (and the Coca-Cola Myth)
- Rudolph: The Christmas Character Invented by a Department Store
- Why Do We Hang Christmas Stockings?
- Why Do We Kiss Under the Mistletoe?
- The History of the Advent Calendar
- Wassailing: Where Christmas Carols Actually Come From
- Silent Night: The Carol Written in a Day
- What Is Boxing Day, Actually?
- Twelfth Night: The Christmas Party We Lost
- Elf on the Shelf: The Newest Christmas Tradition
- White Christmas: The Song and the Snow
- The First Royal Christmas Broadcast, 1932
- Oh Yes It Is: A History of the Pantomime
- The Christmas Number One: A Very British Battle
- A Short History of the Christmas Market
Christmas around the world
Thirteen trolls, a national KFC dinner, a pooping log and a four-month season. How everyone else does it.
- Christmas in Iceland: The Thirteen Yule Lads
- Krampus: Austria’s Christmas Devil
- St Lucia’s Day: Sweden’s Festival of Light
- La Befana: Italy’s Christmas Witch
- Caga Tió: Catalonia’s Christmas Pooping Log
- Las Posadas: Mexico’s Nine Nights of Knocking
- The Ukrainian Christmas Spider (and Where Tinsel Comes From)
- The World’s Longest Christmas: The Philippines
- Why Japan Eats KFC for Christmas
- Christmas in Australia: Prawns, Cricket and 30 Degrees
Games and fun
A 50-question quiz with sourced answers, and a name for the jumper you are about to commit to.
Christmas food
Why the plate looks the way it does, and five stuffings worth making.
- The Christmas Dinner: A History in One Plate
- Why Do We Eat Turkey at Christmas?
- Why Do We Eat Brussels Sprouts at Christmas?
- The History of Mince Pies (Yes, There Was Meat)
- Christmas Pudding, Stir-up Sunday and the Sixpence
- The Yule Log: From Bonfire to Chocolate Cake
- Sage and Onion Stuffing: The Classic, Done Properly
- Sausagemeat and Chestnut Stuffing Recipe
- Pork, Apple and Cider Stuffing Recipe
- Cranberry, Orange and Pecan Stuffing Recipe
- Vegetarian Herb and Lemon Stuffing with Mushrooms
Shop by collection
- Men's Christmas Jumpers — 186 jumpers
- Women's Christmas Jumpers — 138 jumpers
- Kids' Christmas Jumpers — 32 jumpers
- Light-Up & Sparkle — 24 jumpers
- Film & TV Christmas Jumpers — 26 jumpers
- Matching & Couples — 28 jumpers
- Rude & Risqué — 13 jumpers