Best Christmas jumpers: great novelty festive knitwear

Christmas jumper season is well and truly upon us.

Best Christmas jumpers: great novelty festive knitwear

The nights are drawing in, the days are getting colder – Christmas jumper season is well and truly upon us, which means you need to find the best Christmas jumper for you.

Whether you like a kitsch design, something cool and classic or you want to wear your love of pop culture on your sleeve(s), there's a Christmas jumper out there for you.

We've selected the best: from the ridiculous to the stylish, the cool to the downright kitsch, here's every Christmas jumper you could possibly need this Xmas.

If you fancy other guides, then check out our best whisky gifts, best wine gifts and best Christmas baubles lists.

Best Christmas jumpers

Greggs Christmas Jumper
£39.99 at notjustclothing.co.ukIf you're more pastry than human and you think of Greggs less as a shop and more of a second home, this is the jumper for you.Adorned with some of the bakery's most iconic pastries, it's the perfect thing to wear whilst eating a Christmas dinner. Sausage roll not included, unfortunately.
Fleabag Christmas Jumper
£29.99 at notjustclothing.co.ukBig fan of both TV and giving to a good cause? This Fleabag Christmas jumper, being sold in aid of Save the Children, is just what you need. With Phoebe Waller-Bridge's face on one side and a fox on the other, you certainly won't be saying Flea Bah Humbug if you're wearing this.
Official Gremlins Christmas Jumper
£29.99 at justgeek.comGremlins is one of the best Christmas movies of all time, so we are big fans of this festive jumper which puts Flasher Gremlin front and centre, with a festive Gremlins print in the background. Fantastic stuff.
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Christmas Jumper
£34.99 at justgeek.comHave yourself a merry Clark Griswold Christmas with this brilliant Xmas jumper that showcases the classic festive movie. This one is 100% knitted and has a ton of Easter eggs sewn into the pattern from the movie, including a rabid squirrel and more.
Jurassic Park: Knitted Christmas Jumper
at merchoid.comThis is a great jumper for anyone who is a fan of Jurassic Park. Pictures of dinos and the infamous jeep are repeated throughout as a lovely Fair Isle-style embroider.
PlayStation symbol Christmas jumper
at justgeek.comThis graphic PlayStation design celebrates one of the world's greatest consoles – but even without that knowledge, we think it looks pretty cool. Patch embroidery on a 100% knitted jumper makes this incredibly high quality.
Lion King: Hakuna Holidays Knitted Christmas Jumper
at merchoid.comIf you want to be the mighty king and are looking to bag a Christmas jumper worth its weight in gold, this Lion King offering is worth nabbing.
House of Commons Christmas jumper
£45 at shop.parliament.ukSuper into parliamentary politics? Know someone who is? Then you're in for a treat with this official House of Commons Christmas jumper - perfect for those who want to party over Christmas (not if we go into lockdown as that would obviously be illegal).A repeat portcullis design is combined with traditional Fair Isle patterns to make this the nerdiest item of clothing you'll ever own. Not going to get you any street cred though, let's be honest.
Sonic The Hedgehog Christmas Jumper
£29.99 at justgeek.comWith the Sonic film igniting the love for the blue hedgehog once more, retro gaming fans have been freshly reminded of their love of the game. The gold rings are pretty festive, too.
Personalised leopard print reindeer jumper
£29.99 at awin1.comFun and quirky but still cool, this is a great pick for anyone who still wants to look good whilst wearing their Xmas jumper. You can also personalise it, adding a name, so it's also great for a gift.

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Marc Chacksfield
Content Director

As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.