20 best Christmas jumpers you wouldn't be embarrassed to wear out
For some, the thought of wearing garish Christmas jumpers with tinsel woven into the fabric, bells jingling as you walk; which screams out Mariah Carey's top note from the Christmas song at the touch of a button triggers a fashion freakout. They'll save Christmas outfits for, well, Christmas Day – and refrain from any festive attire unless it's the 25th. Others? They're rocking their Santa-embroidered knitwear the minute they open day one of their beauty advent calendar.
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TBH, we sit somewhere in the middle. We're selective about our Christmas jumpers, ensuring we partake – but by investing in a style that won't be relegated to just one day of the year. If, like us, you're ready to hang up your party dresses after attending a string of Christmas-y soirées, and slip into something more relaxed, we have found the most stylish Christmas jumpers that will soon become part of your everyday winter uniform.
From timeless cream cable knit jumpers, and equally classic Argyle knitwear that will team beautifully with any outfit every year, to Anthropologie's bow design, which is a subtle nod to Christmas, or Farm Rio's slogan jumper, which is a sophisticated spin on the conventional Christmas jumper, there is a broad selection to choose from.
Whether you pair with a trusty pair of denim jeans, silver leather pants, a satin slip skirt, or silky pair of trousers, bedazzled sequin trousers, a leather skirt, or a pair of leggings with a much-needed elasticated waistband to stay comfortable post festive feast, we have found a variety of versatile styles to suit your style preferences and budget.
Without further ado, here are the best Christmas jumpers that prove novelty knits do not have to be tacky, and are much more versatile than you think.
When is Christmas Jumper Day 2025?
Wearing a fun jumper always feels better when it’s for a good cause, doesn’t it? Every year, Save the Children runs a fundraising event, aka Christmas Jumper Day. You can choose to purchase Save the Children's Christmas jumper, or wear one of your own designs and donate to the cause.
This year Christmas Jumper Day falls on 11th December, so pencil the date in your diary and have your Christmas jumper at the ready.
Ahead, our selection of the best Christmas jumpers.
Brown is the colour of the moment. So, if you are looking for a subtle nod to the Christmas season, but want to stay on trend, this fair isle design with its earthy tones fits the brief. If you feel the cold, team with a light cream turtleneck jumper underneath as Lounge's jumper offers an oversize fit, or pull out the light blue tone from the print. While you can team with barrel leg jeans for an off-duty look, we would style with a burgundy leather skirt (mini or midi), and a preppy shirt underneath.
- Sizes: XS to XXL
- Colours: Brown/Cream
- Material: 10.5% Nylon, 24.5% Acrylic, 10.5% Wool, 24.5% Cotton, and 30% PBT
- Machine washable: Hand wash only
If this cardigan doesn't make you want to race to the checkout, we don't know what will. It's fun, bold and playful, but oh-so wearable. If you're a fan of London-based illustrator Nephthys Foster's work (Nephthys Illustrated), then you will want to shop her limited-edition collaboration with River Island quickly as it is flying off the shelves. This crew neck cardigan features candy-coloured stripes, handwritten ‘Après Ski’ slogan, sparkly lips, skis and ‘Hotel Noel’ motifs, which puts a feminine spin on conventional Christmas jumpers and skiwear.
- Sizes: XS to XL
- Colours: Apres Ski Print
- Material: 76% Acrylic, 3% Elastane and 21% Nylon (Polyamide).
- Machine washable: Hand wash only
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Some of the best festive-ready knits around are those that give a slight nod to the season, and this Anthropologie jumper is one of those items. The bow theme is not only festive-inspired, but it's fitting for Valentine's Day too, so you can wear it throughout December, well into January and February.
- Sizes: XS to XL
- Colours: 3D Bows or Red Christmas Tree
- Material: 50% Viscose, 28% Polyester and 22% Nylon
- Machine washable: Hand wash only
If you're shopping for a Christmas jumper with a bit more festive flare, look no further. Red and gold are classic Christmas colours, plus the bows are beaded, so when they catch the light they come into their own. While some Christmas jumpers can swamp the wearer, this crew neck cut offers a straight and relaxed fit. Team with leather trousers, or jeans for a casual Christmas Day ensemble.
- Sizes: XS to XL
- Colours: Three - red, green and oatmeal
- Material: 40% Polyamide, 35% RWS Certified Wool, 15% Cotton and 10% RAS-Certified Alpaca
- Machine washable: Yes
This M&S Argyle jumper is giving major Pringle vibes, which is a 00s throwback the millennials will appreciate. While red is a popular colour we have been weaving into our wardrobes all year, it comes into its own when Christmas is approaching. For those who find block red jumpers overwhelming, this geometric burgundy print softens the harshness of one bold primary colour, and is super wearable all year long.
- Sizes: XS to XL
- Colours: Red
- Material: 85% Polyamide and 15% Acrylic
- Machine washable: Yes
This Aligne jumper is the definition of how to make a classic jumper work for the yuletide season, and beyond. This jewel-encrusted cable knit sweater is set to be any fashion person’s new favourite knit, it’s definitely ours! The humble funnel neck jumper style keeps pesky draughts at bay, while the classic print combined with the subtle embellishment is just enough twinkle for the understated fashionista.
- Sizes: XS to XL
- Colours: Brown
- Material: 43% Recycled Polyamide, 29% Organic Cotton and 28% Merino Wool
- Machine washable: Hand wash only
If you love to experiment with colour, but want to steer away from the traditional Christmas hues, such as red, green, and cream, then this printed design is the solution. Though there is a touch of red around the collar, the bubblegum pink and soft blue tones balance this Christmas jumper beautifully. Team with your favourite jeans, or add extra drama with a pair of silver leather trousers.
- Sizes: XS to L
- Colours: Pink and green
- Material: 72% Polyester, 19% Nylon, 8% Wool and 1% Elastane
- Machine washable: Yes
Farm Rio is synonymous with bold prints and colourful dresses, so we were pleasantly surprised to find this Christmas jumper that is colourful, but also quite muted in comparison. This slogan jumper has ‘Merry Christmas’ embroidered in several languages across the front and back in tonal pink and red hues. Suffice to say it may just be our favourite Christmas jumper of all time.
Pair with wide-leg trousers and fashion trainers, add over a slip dress or skirt, even team with a pair of leggings for optimum comfort on Christmas Day. One thing is for certain, you will want to get this Farm Rio Christmas Jumper out your wardrobe every year.
- Sizes: XXS to M
- Colours: Cream
- Material: 30% Polyester, 24% Viscose, 24% Polyamide and 22% Acrylic
- Machine washable: Hand wash only
If Christmas cocktails, mulled wine meet-ups and cosy nights in with your besties sipping a Baileys on the rocks is on the cards, you may be interested in this jumper. The sequin ‘Sleigh Queen’ slogan is bound to be the phrase on repeat at your Christmas party, and we're here for it. Clock it!
- Sizes: S to L
- Colours: Red
- Material: 63% Acrylic, 35% Recycled Polyester and 2% Elastane
- Machine washable: Yes
Say hello to your new cosy novelty knit, courtesy of The White Company. Not just a go-to when it comes to Christmas gifts (although a new candle never goes amiss under the tree), The White Company's knitwear is also to die for; they just know how to do cosy, understated and chic knitwear, and well. Pair with metallic trousers for a Christmas party and dazzling heels, alternatively team with ivory silk trousers. If your Christmas guests don't want to leave as they hug you goodbye, this ultra-soft plush brushed silk fabric is the real reason.
- Sizes: S to L
- Colours: Porcelain
- Material: 83% Silk and 17% Nylon
- Machine washable: Dry clean only
If you’re renowned for being hard to buy pressies for, or you know someone who is, this would make the perfect Christmas gift for her. This cosy jumper is timeless, chic, warm, ultra soft, versatile and easy to style. We could easily wear this premium cashmere blend jumper from October through to March, even April. See, not so hard to shop for after all!
- Sizes: XS to XL
- Colours: Fair Isle
- Material: 70% Wool and 30% Cashmere
- Machine washable: Dry clean only
There is nothing more chic than a cream textured knit jumper in Winter, and this Guest in Residence design ticks all the boxes. The turtleneck and classic cable stitching, combined with the fringed hem and luxurious cashmere blend fabric adds a modern twist to the classic Fisherman jumper. We won't be taking this off that's for sure.
- Sizes: XS to XL
- Colours: Cream
- Material: 70% Wool and 30% Cashmere
- Machine washable: Hand wash only
Christmas jumpers… we take your snowman, glitzy baubles, reindeer and Santa motifs, and we raise you a chic skier sipping bubbles on the slopes. This playful Christmas jumper is giving Bridget Jones vibes, am I right?
- Sizes: XS to XXL
- Colours: Cream mix
- Material: 60% Cotton, 30% Nylon and 10% Wool
- Machine washable: Yes
Shake up the status quo with Topshop's textured jumper. Instead of an argyle print, Topshop has reinvented the pattern with it's multi-coloured stitching. It's clever, it's modern and it's been added to our basket immediately. While you can pair with leggings, or jeans, we would team with a red or burgundy leather mini skirt and knee high boots for a polished look.
- Sizes: XS to L
- Colours: Green
- Material: 94% Polyester, 5% Wool, and 1% Spandex
- Machine washable: Yes
We live in monochromatic outfits, hence why we love this H&M jumper. The oversize fit, combined with the mountain-scape, makes this jumper ideal for the Winter season; it will take you from Bonfire Night through to Christmas and ski season in February. However, sizes are selling out fast, so you will want to be quick if you plan to wear this on Christmas Jumper Day on 11th December.
- Sizes: XXS to XXL
- Colours: Navy blue mountains or Light grey
- Material: 50% Polyester, 35% Acrylic, 10% Polyamide and 5% Wool
- Machine washable: Yes
Christmas is the season of bow emblems and motifs, but we're not mad about it, just as long as it's done elegantly. Next has created exactly that. This Christmas jumper can easily be dressed up or down. Team with a satin slip skirt and heeled boots, metallic trousers, or even a silver mini skirt and heels for post-work drinks, or style with jeans and trainers for an off-duty look. The black version is available in curve too.
- Sizes: 8 to 20
- Colours: Ivory or Black
- Material: 38% Acrylic, 32% Polyester, 28% Nylon and 2% Metallised Fibre
- Machine washable: N/A
This Reformation design may not be the most conventional Christmas jumper, but considering it is a hybrid of our winter essentials, a scarf and jumper, it makes the cut. Scarf coats were made popular by Toteme, but now scarf jumpers are dominating fashion retailers. Of course you can remove the scarf to avoid it draping in the gravy on Christmas Day. Safe to say this design will see us through the majority of the year.
- Sizes: XS to XL
- Colours: Wheat
- Material: 56% Baby Suri Alpaca, 32% RWS Merino Wool, 8% GRS Recycled Nylon and 4% Nylon
- Machine washable: Hand wash only
For those who want to embrace the best knitwear via a festive jumper, but don’t want to go for full Christmas tree and snowflake motifs, this is the one. The sprinkling of sparkly Christmas-themed embellishment is subtle enough it gives just the right amount of festive, without making it a party-season-only design. You could easily throw this on for the office under a blazer. Alternatively, team with a mini skirt and knee-high boots to go for a mulled mine at the weekends, or a pair of jeans and loafers (*read slippers *) for the big day.
- Sizes: S to XXL
- Colours: Camel
- Material: 39% Acrylic, 3% Elastane 53% Recycled Polyester and 5% Wool
- Machine washable: Yes
Alexa Chung, Hailey Bieber and Katie Holmes are all fans of fair isle knitted jumpers, and this is a timeless classic not to overlook. The timeless hues – cream, brown and black – on this nordic knit will look equally as chic with jeans for the day as it will with a sparkly sequin skirt or satin midi dress for a festive soirée.
- Sizes: XS/S or M/L
- Colours: White/Brown Pattern
- Material: 33% Polyamide, 32% Mohair, 32% Wool and 3% Elastane
- Machine washable: Dry clean only
