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So When Does the Christmas (or Holiday) Season Start?

 We've heard a lot of noise lately around department stores making such a big deal out of the holiday shopping season, and some recent news has come out asking people "When is it too early?"  Nordstrom even gained attention for NOT decking their halls pre-Thanksgiving stating that they "like the idea of celebrating one holiday at a time" - you have to appreciate that.  We'll keep an eye on them to see if they stick to their word or give in to the competition. Being that we here at UglyChristmasSweaterParty.com only focus on one thing... Ugly Christmas Sweaters ...we hope you give us a pass for getting out of the gate early.  Of course, if you visited our website in...

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Team Ugly's Favorite Holiday Movies

Team Ugly believes that tradition is what makes the holiday season the best time of year, and we think one of the best traditions is watching our favorite holiday movie.  To us, 'tis the season once we've enjoyed the following classics:  By the way, what are your favorite holiday movies? Brian's pick:"A Christmas Story" Why "A Christmas Story"? I love this movie for a number of reasons and can relate to Ralphie on a few levels:  I am from Northwest Indiana, which is where the movie takes place, and just like Ralphie yearned for a red rider BB gun with a compass in the stock and a thing that tells time, I yearned for a Bears pullover Starter jacket.  As we all know - Ralphie got his gun,...

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