I wear my Christmas jumper year-round – here's why

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In fact, last year Hubbub, an environmental charity, found that one in four of the Christmas jumpers purchased were worn once and then thrown away. One in three under-35s admitted to buying a new Christmas jumper every year – with 24 per cent of consumers saying they didn’t want to be seen in the same jumper as the previous year – and 29 per cent admitting that the jumpers are “so cheap” they might as well buy a new one. A Christmas jumper doesn’t have to just be for Christmas jumper day, or even just Christmas day – jumper-friendly weather in the UK doesn’t stop in December, remember. The environmental impact of steering clear of fast fashion aside, one of the best reasons to wear Christmas jumpers is for the sheer joy of it.