It's National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day! So bust out the tacky tinsel and wretched ribbon and make yourself a sweater.

As the holiday season approaches, many people look forward to various festivities that bring joy and camaraderie. Among these quirky celebrations is National

Ugly Christmas sweaters have become such a staple during the holiday season that they have been given their own special day. Why did the celebration start?

Here at FOX 8 our team of morning show anchors got into the holiday spirit a little early by pulling out all of the bells, tinsel, and glitter for the 13th annual FOX 8 Christmas Sweater Fashion Show. Content Warning: Some viewers may want to guard their eyes as they watch in the video player above!

National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day has grown to be an international event since it began back in 2011, according to the National Day Calendar. Ugly Christmas sweater wearers decorate, shop, and do their darndest to out ugly last year’s ugliest sweater at a holiday party.

On National Ugly Sweater Day everyone puts aside their formal clothes and takes out the ugliest thing they have from their closet

Over the last decade the ugly Christmas sweater has firmly embedded itself in yuletide culture. You know the one. It’s a wooly pullover, usually in different shades of red, white and green, often of questionable fabric,

Move over twinkling fir trees and wreaths, eggnog, stockings and the office secret Santa, there’s a new kid in town. Over the last decade, ugly holiday sweaters have become firmly entrenched in yuletide culture.