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Holidays from A-Z

Thank you to Phoenix Magazine for featuring www.UglyChristmasSweaterParty.com in their December issue, which highlights everything you can do in Arizona from A - Z this holiday season.   Adding to our list of fun Holiday Running 5K, 10K and more! Turns out, there's even more thigs to do while wearing your UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER!!! http://www.phoenixmag.com/lifestyle/arizona-holiday-a-to-z.html As in: How many can you run? December is prime time for Arizona pavement hounds, with 5K, 10K and long-distance races almost every day of the month. Here are our picks in several categories: Fun RunAZ Santa Run 2016 on December 10Dress up like Santa and run/walk the 5K course or 1-mile fun run through Victory Lane Sports Park in Glendale. The $65 registration fee...

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Where to Run a 5K in Your Ugly Sweater

So you've worn your best Christmas sweater to the office party, the family get together, the pub crawl, yet still you want more? If you're looking for another place to wear your most gaudy holiday tacky sweater, here's an idea - Ugly Sweater 5K!  Nearly every major city and town will host one in 2016, and to get your started, here's a list of some of the big events! And Where to Buy Ugly Sweaters The Ugly Sweater Run -  Active Events Ugly Sweater Day 5K & 10K -  Central Park Holiday Fun Run - Ugly Sweater 5K Moon Joggers Ugly Sweater 5K & 10K The New York Times had some thoughts to share! WHEN did it first start, the...

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Whoopi Jumpers Into the Business

When we launched www.UglyChristmasSweaterParty.com back in the mid 2000's there was no competition and the suggestion that there could ever be competitors in the Ugly Sweater business was almost as laughable as the sweaters themselves, but here we are 10 years later and EVERYONE, officially EVERYONE has an ugly sweater business. We welcome Whoopi Goldberg into the holiday madness of tacky and over the top.  Her designs are pretty funny and she insists they not be called "ugly" but rather, "Christmas sweaters with a twist" ...fair enough Ms. Whoopi, good luck! The sweaters will be available at Lord & Taylor for $139.00 http://www.lifezette.com/popzette/whoopis-ugly-christmas-sweater-business/ Lisa Lockwood recently spoke with Whoopi about the trend. “I love the season, I love the holidays....

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Countdown to Christmas 2016

How Many Days until Christmas? Create your own personalized Christmas Countdown Clock at Your Christmas Countdown The end of Labor Day weekend closes the books on what was hopefully a great summer for everyone!  And with that, the countdown to Pumpkin Spiced everything and the 2016 holiday season is here! Team Ugly is very excited to offer a huge variety of Vintage Tacky Xmas Sweaters, as well as Funny Christmas Sweatshirts and of course the very popular NFL NCAA and NHL team Christmas sweaters.    

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Team Ugly Visits Fox and Friends to Discuss the Ugly Sweater Trends

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Team Ugly and www.UglyChristmasSweaterParty.com Owner and Co-Founder visited with the Fox News Fox and Friends News Anchors to discuss the latest trends in vintage and new ugly Christmas sweaters, including the officially licensed NFL team themed tacky holiday garb. Tucker Carlson sported the Pittsburgh Steelers, Clayton Morris rocked a New England Patriots sweater and Anna Kooiman went the vintage route with our favorite "Ryan Treecrest" ugly sweater. Enjoy the clip! It's a little snug. pic.twitter.com/Fj6uLw09DB — Clayton Morris (@ClaytonMorris) December 12, 2015

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