We need to talk about how, at one point in time, super extra holiday sweaters complete with tinsel, beads, patterns, and other itchy pieces of fabric were worn very seriously to Christmas parties.
Then, sometime in the late 2000s, people began discovering these cultural relics at thrift stores, noting how "ugly" they were. I know they really meant amazing, but that's beside the point.
Anyways, now companies purposely make ugly Christmas sweaters to keep the tradition going, but, turns out, they're not so ugly after all!