Anthropologists could point to Colin Firth donning that terrible holiday jumper as stuffy lawyer Mark Darcy in 2001's Bridget Jones's Diary as the beginning of the Ugly Christmas Sweater craze ...

Colin Firth’s moose sweater ... he’s not a fan of over-the-top festive sweaters. “I have at times been unfairly blamed for subsequent surges in Christmas sweater sales,” he shared.

Decades before hipsters wore them ironically, Mr. Darcy (Colin Firth) donned an iconic ugly sweater: a moose-emblazoned turtleneck ... for subsequent surges in Christmas sweater sales," he says.

Love it or hate it, it's the season. There are a lot of ugly Christmas sweaters out there, emblazoned with ice-skating moose, bright Santas and some even with flashing lights. You may wear them ...

Colin Firth’s moose sweater ... he’s not a fan of over-the-top festive sweaters. “I have at times been unfairly blamed for subsequent surges in Christmas sweater sales,” he shared.