Celebrities and royals wearing ugly Christmas sweaters

By Heather Cichowski
It wouldn't be Christmas without ugly Christmas sweaters. Celebrities and royals, including Whoopi Goldberg, Reese Witherspoon and Hugh Jackman,
are getting into the holiday spirit with ugly Christmas sweaters. We will let you debate about how "ugly" the sweaters really are, but one thing that is clear is that the holiday sweaters certainly have festive spirit.
Scroll through the gallery (or click through if you’re on desktop) to see stars and royals sporting their best Christmas sweaters!
Photos: © Instagram/mindykaling, Instagram/whoopigoldberg

Kate Hudson
There are Christmas sweaters then there are holiday sweaters, pyjamas and Christmas tree hats! Kate Hudson and her family were overflowing with holiday cheer!
Photo: © Instagram/katehudson

Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds
It is an ugly Christmas sweater that supports a good cause! Hugh Jackman linked arms with Ryan Reynolds wearing the Christmas sweater the latter made viral last year.
Photo: © Instagram/thehughjackman

Mariah Carey
Looks like there's definitely one person on the nice list this year! Mariah Carey must have wanted to make sure Santa Claus knew exactly what list to put her on.
Photo: © Instagram/mariahcare

Kerry Washington
The actress's braids and sweater were brimming with festive spirit!
Photo: © Instagram/kerrywashington

Zooey Deschanel
It's "Shweater Weather," according to Zooey Deschanel. Rather than the expected red or green sweater, she went with a cheerful pink design.
Photo: © Instagram/zooeydeschanel

Bella Hadid
The supermodel wore a brightly coloured sweater when she participated in The Coalition for the Homeless's annual toy drive in New York. Photo: © Instagram/bellahadid
Reese Witherspoon
She matched her holiday sweater to her hat and mittens!
Photo: © Instagram/reesewitherspoon

Mindy Kaling
Mindy Kaling shared a series of photos of her dressed up in her festive best. She explained, "When it’s finally sweater weather in LA and you have less than 6 weeks to wear ALL of the Fair Isle sweaters."
Photo: © Instagram/mindykaling

Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift celebrated her 30th birthday on Dec. 13 with a holiday-themed bash. The singer described it as the "most aggressive holiday party known to womankind." It had the jolly outfits for it!
Photo: © Instagram/taylorswift