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These are the nerdy ugly Christmas sweaters I would actually wear

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By Sam Loveridge
Published 9 December 2025

Why wear something fancy for seasonal festivities when you can don one of these amazing nerdy Christmas knits?

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It's the time of year where it seems like every week there's some kind of Christmas gathering. Drinks here. Mince pies there. And twinkly lights absolutely everywhere. While most people might want some kind of sparkly number to wear to something seasonal, I personally think you can't go wrong with a wardrobe full of ugly Christmas sweaters you can pull out at a moments notice.

Below I've rounded up all the beautifully nerdy ugly Christmas sweaters that I'd actually wear with pride. I've actually got at least two of these in my haul of gifts for gamers, so you can trust that I'm 100% true to my word. I lean towards anything that doesn't feature the game name or any wording at all, because I love merch that's more for those in the know than absolutely screaming my fandom to the world.

From Star Wars to Fallout with some Pokemon thrown in for good measure, there's hopefully something for all us nerds this Christmas. As there absolutely should be.

Mega Man Ugly Christmas Sweater
Mega Man Ugly Christmas Sweater
Amazon US
$9.99
34HD Ugly Xmas Sweater
34HD Ugly Xmas Sweater
Amazon US
$42.95
Super Mario Ugly Christmas Sweater
Super Mario Ugly Christmas Sweater
Amazon US
$22.99
Fallout Happy Holidays
Fallout Happy Holidays
Amazon US
$39.99
Mad Engine Santa Pikachu Ugly Christmas Sweater
38% OFF
Mad Engine Mad Engine Santa Pikachu Ugly Christmas Sweater
Amazon US
$36.74$58.95
Star Wars Boba Fett Ugly Christmas Sweater
Star Wars Boba Fett Ugly Christmas Sweater
Amazon US
$49.99
Fallout Christmas Ornaments Ugly Christmas Sweatshirt
Fallout Christmas Ornaments Ugly Christmas Sweatshirt
Amazon US
$39.99
Numskull Official PlayStation Symbols Christmas Sweater
Numskull Official PlayStation Symbols Christmas Sweater
Amazon US
$17.99
Star Wars the Mandalorian Grogu Christmas Sweater
Mad Engine Star Wars the Mandalorian Grogu Christmas Sweater
Amazon US
$49.99
Merchoid Pac-Man Christmas Sweater
Merchoid Merchoid Pac-Man Christmas Sweater
Amazon US
$69.99
Marvel Christmas Sweater
Marvel Marvel Christmas Sweater
Amazon US
$35.99
Dragon Ball Z Ugly Christmas Sweater
17% OFF
Bioworld Dragon Ball Z Ugly Christmas Sweater
Amazon US
$39.56$47.95
D20 Ugly Christmas Sweater
Tronic Tees D20 Ugly Christmas Sweater
Amazon US
$32.95
Mad Engine Bulbasaur Christmas Sweater
16% OFF
Mad Engine Mad Engine Bulbasaur Christmas Sweater
Amazon US
$37.23$44.09
The Simpsons Ugly Christmas Sweater
The Simpsons The Simpsons Ugly Christmas Sweater
Amazon US
$41.99

Feeling more 'ho hum' with these ideas than 'ho-ho-ho?' It's worth checking out these highly recommended retro gifts, the best Nintendo gifts, or the best PlayStation gifts.

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