Pulling on a tacky Christmas knit is fast becoming our favourite yuletide tradition, just behind enjoying a glass of Baileys while listening to Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas on repeat…
But if you’re yet to surrender yourself to Christmas and all its ridiculousness, perhaps this rundown of the best festive jumpers from the movies will shove you into the spirit.
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Top 5 Christmas jumpers
By Gavin Jewkes, 7 December 2013
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Tim Allen in The Santa Claus 3: The Escape Claus
1. Tim Allen in The Santa Claus 3: The Escape Claus
Looking for good reasons why this film franchise was pushed to a third instalment proves difficult, but it’s probably so that we can all heap praise on Tim Allen for sporting such a powerful reindeer patterned jumper.
Looking for good reasons why this film franchise was pushed to a third instalment proves difficult, but it’s probably so that we can all heap praise on Tim Allen for sporting such a powerful reindeer patterned jumper.
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James Gandolfini in Surviving Christmas
2. James Gandolfini in Surviving Christmas
Softening the image of a man who played TV's most notorious gangster is no mean feat. Whoever coerced James Gandolfini into wearing this snowflake jumper deserves a strong pat on the back and a stiff drink.
Softening the image of a man who played TV's most notorious gangster is no mean feat. Whoever coerced James Gandolfini into wearing this snowflake jumper deserves a strong pat on the back and a stiff drink.
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Colin Firth in Bridget Jones’ Diary
3. Colin Firth in Bridget Jones' Diary
Sadly, we don't stock Rudolph jumpers. But if we did, we hope we could pull off a red-nosed reindeer turtleneck just as self-assuredly as Colin Firth.
Sadly, we don't stock Rudolph jumpers. But if we did, we hope we could pull off a red-nosed reindeer turtleneck just as self-assuredly as Colin Firth.
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Paul Giamatti
4. Paul Giamatti in Fred Claus
'What does Santa wear on his downtime?' a question that no one asked, but that Paul Giamatti has answered by wearing a knitted vest while starring in Fred Claus.
'What does Santa wear on his downtime?' a question that no one asked, but that Paul Giamatti has answered by wearing a knitted vest while starring in Fred Claus.
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Jim Carey in How The Grinch Stole Christmas
This jumper has a 'Ho Ho Ho' trim on it, and that's alright by us. It may not be easy being green, but it sure as heck doesn't affect your taste in festive knits.
This jumper has a 'Ho Ho Ho' trim on it, and that's alright by us. It may not be easy being green, but it sure as heck doesn't affect your taste in festive knits.
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