There’s a long tradition of celebrities donning questionable duds to get into the holiday spirit. From Taylor Swift to Kanye West to Hillary Clinton, see the good, the bad, and a lot of the ugly in stars’ festive attire.
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Miley Cyrus wearing an ugly Christmas sweater may be one of her least shocking outfits of the year. Looking like she's ready to kick back in front of the fireplace, Miley rocks this sweater with her signature double-buns.
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With a new beau in the picture, what better way to spend the holidays than in New York City? Katy Perry wears this holiday-inspired sweater to A Chirstmas Story, The Musical on Broadway with current fling John Mayer.
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Former reality star Lauren Conrad gets in the Christmas spirit in this subtly Santa-themed sweater. Happy Ho! Ho! Ho-lidays!
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When punk meets Christmas. Hayley Williams mixes an "ugly" holiday sweater with her rocker-style plain pants and combat boots.
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British socialite Pixie Geldof took "rockin' around the Christmas tree" a little too literally with her style, mixing a holiday sweater—decorated with a giant Christmas tree—with a leather jacket and boots.
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John Mayer appeared on an episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show wearing an ugly Christmas sweater and red corduroys.
Snoop Dogg showed off his own take on the ugly Christmas sweater tradition for a YouTube video in which he also introduced his own take on “The Night Before Christmas.” He topped his snowman sweater with a fur coat and Santa hat.
Despite all of Justin Bieber's bad choices -- his ugly Christmas sweater may be one of the worst. He rocked the top during an appearance on The Today Show, and it caused a stir along with his then-new haircut. Of course, the real news should have been that this particular ugly sweater costs nearly $1,700.
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American Idol winner Kris Allen really upped the ugly Christmas sweater ante during an appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman. Allen performed his set wearing an ugly sweater, and so did his entire band.
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Singer Cee Lo Green showed up in an ugly Christmas sweater to the Jingle Bell Ball in London in 2010. Does that make him crazy? Probably.
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In December 2008, long before Kanye didn’t let her finish, Taylor Swift posed for a picture with her best friend Abigail, in which they wore Christmas sweaters. “Abigail’s back from college, so we’ve hung out a lot,” she wrote. “We decided we needed to get more in the holiday spirit so we bought festive Christmas sweaters. Like the kind that have reindeer and Santa all over them. Hers lit up. I was jealous.”
Kanye West was wearing a white Christmas sweater during his famous 2005 rant in which he said that he would “really have a problem” if he did not win the Grammy for Album of the Year. “I don’t care how much I stunt,” he said, “You can never take away from the amount of work I put into it… People love these songs.”
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Then-first lady Hillary Clinton wore a Christmas sweater and Christmas-themed jewelry while reading to children at the White House in 1998. Later, she essentially admitted the outfit was a mistake.
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