National Ugly Sweater Day – December 16
Apparently, grandmas have been knitting tacky sweaters for centuries. Today, on this one day each year, you can wear them with pride.
Two men from Vancouver Canada coordinated an ugly holiday sweater party in 2002 to raise money for their friend’s cancer treatment. The idea stuck and has spread to multiple nations. In countries celebrating Christmas, it has become Ugly Christmas Sweater Day, featuring parties where friends try to out-ugly their peers — a brilliant marketing campaign that has turned wearing clothes that used to inspire shame into a specific fashion that everyone must have to compete.
The Ugly Sweater Holiday is commonly paired with fundraising events, especially children’s charities.
Music Du Jour: Ugly Sweater Playlist
Films Du Jour:
- Deck the Halls
- National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
- Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever
Miscellaneous:
- Your grandma didn’t love you enough to make an ugly sweater for you? No worries! Find your awesome ugly sweater at https://www.uglychristmassweater.com/.
- Trophies for your ugly sweater contest
- Ugly sweater word game
- Learn to knit to calm your nerves
- Ugly beer sweaters
Snacks du Jour: Treats to serve at your Ugly Sweater Party
Cocktail Du Jour – Frosted Mistletoe Margarita
This recipe is from Half-baked Harvest for making one pitcher:
- 5 cups good tequila
- 2 cups (no sugar added) cranberry juice
- 75 cup Cointreau
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- 75 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- 25-0.5 cup honey, according to taste
- Zest from 1 medium sized orange
- 4 cups ice cubes
Rim rocks glasses with equal parts mixture of sugar and kosher/sea salt. Combine all ingredients into a blender and mix well. Pour into rocks glasses and garnish each with a sprig of rosemary and sugared cranberries.
Mocktail Du Jour – Frosted Mistletoe Margarita Mocktail
For making one pitcher:
- 5 cups Ritual Zero-Proof Tequila
- 2 cups (no sugar added) cranberry juice
- 75 cup blood orange syrup
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- 75 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- 25 cup honey
- Zest from 1 medium sized orange
- 4 cups ice cubes
Rim rocks glasses with equal parts mixture of sugar and kosher/sea salt. Combine all ingredients into a blender and mix well. Pour into rocks glasses and garnish each with a sprig of rosemary and sugared cranberries.
Beer Du Jour
Ugly Sweater Love Hazy IPA if you can find it, Tupps Ugly Sweater Amber Ale, or Bud Light Seltzer Ugly Sweater Pack
Wine Du Jour
- The Ugly Red Blend
Use freshly squeezed citrus in your cocktails and mocktails when called for – It makes such a difference! Here’s a reliable and inexpensive juicer.
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