Tis the season to wear your Xmas Jumper

We all laughed when Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones Diary had to wear his Christmas Jumper to his mothers afternoon buffet, but with this years festive season in full flow it appears that the once unsightly, hideous present you used to dread receiving has now become a fashionable item of clothing and a season must have.

The Christmas jumper has seen such popularity, that they have even been given their own  National Christmas Jumper day, and is aid of the Save the Children Charity. Today saw the likes of Richard Branson, Cheryl Cole, Myleene Klass, the jockey AP Mcoy and the This morning team all donning their jumpers in aid of Xmas jumper day.

I even received an email from  a Costa Coffee last week saying anyone who goes into one of their stores on a Friday during a certain time period would receive a free mince tart. Shops are selling out of their jumpers and ae not getting anymore stock in.

I always thought you would never catch me wearing a Xmas jumper, but with Christmas jumper fever taking hold I do own a Xmas jumper now and will be wearing with pride at our staff Xmas conference on Monday when we hold our own Christmas Jumper day.

Have you been taken in by Xmas jumper fever and got one? Do you think you would never own one and now do? Are you someone who hasn’t been taken in and thinks this is just a big gimmick?