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  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 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!  ..

 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!

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

Listen to our interview with Portland Talk 620AM - thank you again for having us on the show! 

Hey there friends and fellow fans of everything that is "Ugly Christmas Sweaters". It's been nearly two years since Team Ugly started working with the fine people over at Abrams to develop a wonderful and hilarious book, and we're so excited to let you know that IT'S ALIVE! The advanced copies showed up just the other day, and online pre-orders are selling like hotcakes! We've our Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Book page to help you find the best pre-order prices, and we would love to have you order a few copies and make this book the "Official Christmas Gift of..

Right now, you should be reading this update via our newly designed site; we hope you like it! You may also see a few test Ugly Sweaters, as Team Ugly is putting the final touches on the design and page layouts, which requires the new site to be live.  Thank you for being patient with us and for all of the great feedback over the recent months. New inventory (actual Ugly Christmas Sweaters that are available for purchase) will be live on the site by September 1, 2011.  If you have any questions, or would like to get in touch..

Merry Christmas! We hope you are all having a wonderful day.  While Kevin was out on a special trip to the North Pole, Adam and Brian joined their pals over at Fox and Friends to chat about the growing trend and popularity of the Ugly Christmas Sweater Party.   We also had the chance to discuss the big fundraiser we're holding for Operation Homefront. - Enjoy the segment! Team Ugly December 25, 2010 Watch the latest video at <a href="http://video.foxnews.com">video.foxnews.com</a> //

This year's Ugly Christmas Sweater Party, which we held at Joe's Bar, was a major success! We raffled off $100 Visa Gift Card, Patrick Kane Blackhawks jersey, a spa package, iTunes Gift Cards and we even sold a few dozen Ugy Christmas Sweaters; all of the proceeds will be donated to The Shriners (www.shrinershq.org) to help children receive the proper medical attention they deserve. The party was rockin' as Sixteen Candles put on one heck of a show! Here are a few pictures from the event, enjoy! Team Ugly December 24, 2010 From Ugly From Ads From Ugly From Ugly From Ugly From..

Team Ugly is proud to present, the "Ugly Sweater 12 Pack".   From Don't just go to an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party...BE THE PARTY! Office Party? Done. Family Gathering? Done. Random Party while waiting in line at Starbucks? Done. Just picture how awesome you will be showing up with the Ugly Sweater 12 Pack.  Did we tell you that you can customize what sizes you want?  How will you feel when a Ugly Sweater 12 Pack arrives at your door?  Answer: Pretty awesome. Seasons Greetings! Team Ugly November 25, 2010

We're excited to announce that we'll be giving away one Ugly Christmas Sweater everyday this month! We invite you all to "Fan" us on Facebook and enter the "Name It to Win It" contest by commenting your most creative and funny name for the Ugly Xmas Sweater that we post. Get started now! Good luck! Team Ugly November 1, 2010 

One of our biggest goals for the upcoming holiday season was to make our website much more user friendly.  We're happy to announce that the "Buy Ugly Sweaters" page now has two new features. Larger Preview Images - You can now take a closer look at the Ugly Christmas Sweaters by clicking on the thumbnail to enlarge.  We've always tried to give you a good discription of how Ugly the sweaters were, but now you can see for yourself!Real Time Inventory  - Understandably so, when fresh pieces of Ugly arrive on the site, there tends to be a rush to the checkout, which in the past led to..