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Our 4th Annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Party was a huge success and a great way to end the 2012 season!  We had such a great turnout - the bar was packed, the bowling lanes were full as hundreds of our friends, family and complete strangers gathered wearing their ugliest and tackiest Christmas sweaters to have a great time and raise money for StandUp2Cancer.  We're proud to say that with the help of over 20 local businesses and all those in attendance, we generated over $800 worth of raffle prizes and over $500 in cash donations! Thank you so much to..

  We couldn't think of anything better to do on the day the world is supposedly going to end, than to host our 4th Annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Party! Every year this gets bigger and better and 2012 should be OVER THE TOP! If you're in the Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana area, Adam, Kevin and Brian -aka Team Ugly- would love for you to join in on the fun.  Wear your ugliest Christmas sweater and help raise money for some very worthy causes!  We look forward to seeing you there! Click on the image for details and an invite!

  Hi! I am Rachel, a huge fan of ugly sweaters and parties, and I am excited to be a guest blogger today for Team Ugly!  This is me, wearing my sweater from Ugly Christmas Sweater Party + showing off my autographed copy of their book. Yup, huge fan! My husband Troy and I just hosted our 2nd annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Party last weekend, and I am here to share how I made this DIY photo booth. It was the perfect addition to our party this year! Supplies: Friend(s) with cool tools: Jigsaw, Electric Screwdriver, Staple Gun, Screws Large..

  A special thanks to our friends over at USA Today and the Pop Candy Blog's guest writer Eric Greenburg for the shout out this week! To be mentioned in the same blog that highlights both Ben Savage and Jimmy Fallon - two of my favorite excuses for watching TV - it just doesn't seem like it can get much better :D Eric's blog Just My Show is pretty awesome and features some of our great retro gems worth celebrating! Nobody needs an intro to our pal Jimmy Fallon, but how about a reminder to check out his annual "12 Days..

So I never thought I'd see the day when George Stephanopoulos and Sam Champion would be standing there in Times Square, live on national television wearing very festive and extremely ugly Christmas sweater, but wouldn't ya know it - there they were with the rest of the GMA crew this week as they held a live fashion show - err - ugly/fashion show, if that makes sense!  video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player  Anyhow, it was a good laugh to see the team not take themselves too seriously, in fact - a few really take their Ugly Christmas Sweater style VERY..

This December, Team Ugly is honored to be ambassadors to the new Stand Up 2 Cancer campaign called "Hey Cancer! It's Going to Get Ugly!" The campaign runs from today, December 1, 2012 through December 31 and encourages folks to don their ugliest and tackiest holiday gear to help raise funds for innovative cancer research.    Adam, Brian and Kevin - the Founders and Co-Owners of www.UglyChristmasSweaterParty.com would like to invite each of you to join our team as we reach to raise $10,000 this holiday season!  Visit our dedicated fundraising page by clicking on the StandUp2Cancer logo and join..

This season, we're happy to offer a variety of shipping methods to ensure your Ugly Christmas Sweaters arrive on time for the big party! All packages will be delivered via United States Postal Service (USPS) and your order confirmation will also come with a tracking number, making it easy for you to keep tabs on over at www.USPS.com USPS Priority Mail - All of our orders will be shipped via USPS Priority Mail, unless another upgraded option is selected. USPS Priority Mail has a cutoff date of Friday, December 21 before 12:00PM, CST to arrive by Christmas Day (Tuesday, December..

We found this great holiday shipping calendar for 2012 with important cutoff times and details. Looking to find out when the latest date possible is to ship out presents that will arrive in time for Christmas? Look no further, your answers are all right here in this handy-dandy calendar! By the way, UglyChristmasSweaterParty.com ships everything via USPS Priority Mail, so the cutoff will be Friday, December 21 to arrive by Christmas or USPS Express Shipping, which will need to be shipped by Saturday, December 22 to arrive by Christmas - Tuesday, December 25, 2012. Enjoy & Share - Cheers!  ..

 I'm not huge on the idea of dressing animals up, but found it irresistible when I stumbled upon an Ugly Christmas Sweater for my dog!  I know, it goes against all rules of dressing animals (Human Code: Volume 8675309, Chapter 1, Article 9 "Thou shall not adorn a dog that weighs over 20 lbs. in any type of garment, nor paint their nails"). So what's your stance? Is there an exception to the rule, or should it become standard that if you're going to wear an Ugly and overly tacky Christmas sweater during the holidays, so too shall your pet?  I'm voting for..

  Winning the key battleground state of Ohio is at the top of both the Obama and Romney campaign priority lists, and the Ugly Sweater Trio known as “Team Ugly” may have the solution. CROWN POINT, Indiana, October 22, 2012 (eReleases) –With record breaking campaign funds being spent this election year, both candidates want to connect with voters in key swing states, and when Adam Paulson, Brian Miller and Kevin Wool, aka “Team Ugly” owners of UglyChristmasSweaterParty.com came across “The Buckeye Beauty”, they wanted to provide President Obama and Governor Romney an equal chance to connect with Ohio voters. “Voters..

Yep, now you can spend countless hours scrolling through and pinning items that are relative to ugly Christmas sweater parties on Pinterest.  We've already started a few boards and have found some really cool ideas that we want to share!   

 Don't just take our word for it, listen to your friend Martha Stewart...she's pretty cool and knows that Ugly Christmas Sweaters are a very good thing.  She was kind enough to showcase our book, The Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Book: The Definitive Guide to Getting Your Ugly On (she also gave it away to everyone in her audience) and of course, Martha and her crew held an Ugly Christmas Sweater fashion show - strutting their stuff in some of our ugliest sweaters! Check it out!  Thanks again to our friends at The Martha Stewart Show - watch the episode here...

Team Ugly and their perfect stocking stuffer gift, "Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Book: The Definitive Guide to Getting Your Ugly On" as featured on ABC World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer.  The segment looks into the ever growing popularity of tacky, cheap, over festive ugly Christmas sweater parties, and the businesses that are booming from this new tradition.  Enjoy! video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player

  The Mulberry Lane Show | Ugly Christmas Sweater guy, Brian Miller by Mulberry Lane

  Team Ugly was happy to sit down and discuss the Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Book, share some of our favorite tips and recipes from the book, as well as judge and name some of our favorite sweaters Jay's staff modeled for the audience...Enjoy!! Thanks to everyone for tuning in! Part I. Part II. Backstage. A special thanks to Mr. Leno, Mr. O'Reilly and the entire staff at The Tonight Show for being so cool and letting us have a fun time!  By the way, you should watch Jackie Evancho's performance at the end, such an incredible and talented voice...

  Hey everyone!  Be sure to tune in tonight (or set your DVR) to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Team Ugly will be the second guest tonight following Bill O'Reilly.  We will discuss our new book, The Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Book, as well as share ideas and tips for you to have the best Ugly Christmas Sweater Party of all time! Wear your ugly Christmas sweaters and gather 'round the living room. See you all tonight!

  We've always enjoyed hearing from our fans and customers about upcoming parties, so we wanted to invite you all to share with us when/where your Ugly Christmas Sweater Party will be this year. If you're hosting or attending a PUBLIC party, let us know: Date / Time / Location / Fundraiser or Benefit / Etc. If you have a flyer made up, send it along or post it to our Facebook page. (www.Facebook.com/UglyChristmasSweater) This is the season for Ugly - You're INVITED!!

Our pals over at The Washington Post offered up a nice look at how the Ugly Christmas Sweater Party started...who started this party? Honestly, when was the last time a new holiday tradition was born? :) The Washington Post November 29, 2011  Ugly Holiday Sweater parties: The origin of the season’s sarcastic trend By Maura Judkis The ugly holiday sweater you owned when you were child was embarrassing and itchy. Today, it’s still embarrassing and itchy, but it’s also a beloved holiday cultural phenomenon, in the form of an Ugly Holiday Sweater Party. For at least 10 years, grown adults have..

 Thank you to Brooke Bobb and the crew over at The Huffington Post for suggesting our site! While a $198 Ugly Christmas Sweater from J.Crew might be great - the same thing for $24 is way better! Happy Cyber Monday 2011 - speaking of, did you check out our $7 Accessories?? Team Ugly

Team Ugly is happy to announce the new collection of Ugly and Tacky Accessories to add to your Ugly Christmas Sweaters and Party Door Prizes! Hurry! They won't last long - only $7.00 EACH! We have Christmas Tree Hats - Reindeer Antlers - Blinking Red Reindeer Noses - Elf Shoe Covers - Goofy Christmas Tree Hats and Santa Hats! Everything you need, we have it! Check them all out over on our Accessory Page