As if your love for ugly Christmas sweaters wasn’t enough, these cringe-inducing Christmas knits have taken an even bigger turn toward tacky with flashing LEDs. These are the best light-up Christmas Sweaters based on our research.
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Shop now at Amazon From Amazon There’s nothing quite as jolly as our favorite holiday elf decorating for Christmas. This clever light-up sweater uses LEDs in one of the most unique ways we’ve seen – like an actual string of Christmas lights that hang from the front of it. Flashy and fun, this piece is perfect for work and play, and every sort of gathering as it’s totally PC. We mean, who could beef about Santa and Christmas lights, right? This unisex sweater comes in sizes from X-Small to XX-Large.
Two other cute light-up Christmas sweaters offer the same sorts of happy images, one with a snowman and Christmas lights, and the other with a Christmas tree that lights up when you move. Both sweaters come in the same range of unisex sizes.
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Shop now at Amazon From Amazon Pay tribute to Christmas past in this throwback light-up Christmas sweater. Adorned top to bottom with a Santa, snowman, gingerbread man, Christmas tree, and more, this ugly Christmas sweater was designed for laughs. Great for Christmas parties, or to liven up any December business presentation, this looks great in the dark and the daylight.
While it’s only available in sizes from Medium to X-Large, you’ll find that it gives you that baggy “grandpa sweater” look, which only adds to the hilarious impression it makes. You can also get this light-up Christmas sweater with a candy cane and Christmas balls theme.
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Shop now at Amazon From Amazon You’ll be the one to light up your party with this light-up sweater that features a cute, cartoonish Christmas tree with ornaments, candy canes, and, of course, lights up. This cotton and acrylic cutie features a red and white polka dot body, and red and white striped sleeves, all trimmed out in green. It is a nice, slightly longer length, hitting right at the hips. It comes in sizes up to 2XL.
Throw on an LED Light Up Christmas Bulb Necklace, and you’re ready to party all night long. The Rudolf Novelty Jumper is also tunic length and features Rudolf with his nose so bright, which naturally lights up when you move. We can’t help but love the fuzzy deer body and his velvety winter scarf.
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Shop now at Amazon From Amazon You can almost imagine the hissing and scratching if Santa were to actually hitch up his sleigh to a team of super snarky cats. That’s the picture this hilarious light-up ugly Christmas sweater conjures up. This soft 100 percent cotton knit sweater features a sky blue background, bedecked with moon and stars. On the front, the appliqued Santa and his eight questionable kitties are appliqued and highlighted by flashing lights. Once you put this on for the Christmas party or December office wear, you’ll get plenty of good-natured ribbing.
The Light Up Lazer Kitty Ugly Christmas Sweater features the stuff of bad Christmas dreams, with a snarling feline in a jaunty Santa hat, whose eyes light up, along with the laser beams.
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Shop now at Amazon From Amazon Who doesn’t love penguins, especially when they’re wearing bow ties, right? It seems almost wrong to see this cute little bird on a light-up ugly sweater, but once you see he’s not in his Arctic landscape, but rather stuck amidst a litany of terrible patterns and designs, it might just be the perfect juxtaposition for you. This ugly Christmas sweater fits true to size, so if you want a baggier look, by all means, size up. It comes in sizes up to 2XL.
Looking for something simpler, but still tacky? Since you’ve already admitted that you’re willing to wear an ugly sweater this year, you can always go slightly inappropriate (but never wrong) with the It’s Your Birthday Jesus Light Up Ugly Christmas sweater.
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Shop now at Amazon From Amazon Rudolf, an international mystery buck, looks totally bad**s on the front of this light-up Christmas sweater. Decked out in dark glasses and his very own ugly Christmas sweater, his light-strung antlers will twinkle and shine whenever you move. With four flashing LED lights, you don’t even need batteries, and the lights will last and last. This comfy and cozy acrylic blend ugly sweater is perfectly appropriate for all your work-related events, and it comes in sizes up to 2XL.
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Shop now at Amazon From Amazon It must have been quite the Christmas party last year, for someone to awaken the next day and think up this light-up Christmas sweater. This ugly sweater features a polar bear vomiting, and better yet, the vomit lights up. Wow. We know you want to wear it at all your upcoming parties as a reminder to behave yourself. Perhaps our favorite part of this sweater is the dead fish bones that are embroidered right below the glittering barf.
While this light-up ugly sweater is definitely in bad taste (yes, pun intended), it is all in good fun. The 100 percent cotton Fair Isle knit is cozy and warm, and comes in sizes up to 2XL. For more animals (and Santa) behaving badly, check out the Santa’s Relief Light Up Ugly Christmas Sweater, where the Christmas twinkle turns tinkle. Truly terrible… and awesome. At least the Vomiting Unicorn Light Up Ugly Christmas Sweater is only barfing out cute candies, candy canes, snowflakes, and stars. But really, what’s with a Christmas unicorn anyway?
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Shop now at Amazon From Amazon Snowflakes and stripes, and the goofiest little reindeer ever light up the front of this ugly Christmas sweater. As you’d expect, the nose glitters with three multi-colored LED lights, but there are three other sets of flashing lights at the top and bottom, making it one of the more sparkly light-up Christmas sweaters we’ve found. This cozy cotton and acrylic blend sweater comes in sizes up to 2XL, so it’s a great choice for women of all sizes.
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Shop now at Amazon From Amazon Apparently, what happens at the North Pole, stays at the North Pole, at least if you’re lucky, like Santa. This light-up ugly Christmas sweater steals from the famous Vegas theme, with glittering lights and casino images. Roll the dice on this light-up Christmas sweater and we’re pretty sure you’ll get lucky too, probably winning your office ugly sweater contest by a landslide. The cotton and acrylic blend sweater is machine washable, so it’s easy to care for and easy to wear.
The Romantic Santa Light-Up Ugly Christmas Sweater finds the jolly old elf drinking wine by the fire, in the buff. Yes, his package lights up…but we’re talking about his Christmas package, so perish those naughty thoughts.
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Shop now at Amazon From Amazon You’ll be the star attraction of your own ugly Christmas sweater when you wear this hoodie to your next party or family gathering. The reindeer on this ugly sweater is decked out with a collar of red and green jingle bells that light up whenever you move. You are the face of this fun light-up Christmas sweater, and whenever you’re outside, just pop on the hood that features cute little antlers as decorations.
For the cat fancier, you’ll want to snag the Blizzard Bay Ugly Christmas Cat light-up sweater right meow! It features a strand of twinkling light-up Christmas lights around the shoulders.
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Shop now at Amazon From Amazon Let’s be honest here – Christmas is about unidentified flying objects in space, correct? Whether you’re a space cadet, or you just play one on TV, this light-up sweater features a terrifically tacky UFO headed into a weirdly festive celestial realm. The sun, moon, and stars mesh horribly with the holiday snowflakes and patterns while the glitter trail shimmers in rainbow colors.
Jesus, Santa, and a horrifying flying dragon team up on another light-up sweater that’s enough to give everyone who sees it bad dreams. And if you’re thinking of sending a hilarious Christmas gift to your friends who live down under, we’d definitely suggest the swearing kangaroo light-up Christmas sweater. All of these sweaters come in sizes from Small to XX-Large.
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Shop now at Amazon From Amazon Whether it brings back memories of the cat biting the Christmas lights, or you’re channeling Clark Griswold as you decorate your holiday house, this light-up Christmas sweater is the perfect thing to wear. The unisex design features a navy blue background with snowflakes and a ridiculously over-decorated house that actually lights up with tiny LEDs. Now that’s our kind of Christmas Vacation outfit. Get this unisex sweater in sizes from Small to 3X-Large.
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Shop now at Amazon From Amazon Just in case you’re that same kind of kid who wanted a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas, you’ll love this light-up leg lamp Christmas sweater. Of course, we’re sure Old Man Parker would approve. If you fell in love with A Christmas Story, you’ll definitely want this sweater to bring out that holiday spirit in yourself and others. The lamp lights up with tiny LEDs and you’ll love that it comes with the batteries included. It comes in sizes from Small to 4X-Large.
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Shop now at Amazon From Amazon If you live in the desert it might be hard to feel festive at Christmas time, but this light-up cactus Christmas sweater will get you out of your prickly little funk in no time at all. With an appliqued saguaro draped in holiday lights, on a crazy-colored background of cactus and snowflakes, this sweater flashes brightly whenever you move.
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Shop now at Amazon From Amazon You can llama your mama or your pop or yourself with this crazy and somewhat creepy light-up sweater that’s covered with the creatures from top to bottom. The main llama is out to steal the show with a neck wrap of Christmas lights that actually light up. This sweater doesn’t limit llamas. In fact, they’re all over the back of the sweater too. Get it in sizes from Small to XX-Large.
If you’re looking for lights, lights, and even more lights, this ugly Christmas sweater‘s gonna light you up. It features lights-o-plenty on the front and a wacky pattern of Santas, reindeer, Christmas trees, and candy canes.