IT’S DECEMBER, AND you may have noticed an increase in the number of people sporting eyeball-melting knitwear.

If not, then it’s coming soon. We have scoured the internet to find the absolute greatest Christmas jumpers available in 2013. The source of each is underneath the image.

BRACE YOURSELF FOR FESTIVITYARAMA.

16. This Home Alone masterpiece

Selfridges Selfridges

15. This Metallica magnum opus

Metallica.com Metallica.com

14. This Die Hard tour de force

Etsy Etsy

13. This cat-based meisterwerk

MyUglyChristmasSweater.com MyUglyChristmasSweater.com

12. This He-Man grand slam

80stees.com 80stees.com

11. This National Lampoon beauty

Etsy Etsy

10. This monument to friendship

Etsy Etsy

9. This Breaking Bad piece of perfection

Breaking Christmas Breaking Christmas

8. This beautifully crafted tribute to Ralphie from Christmas Story

Etsy Etsy

7. This outstanding craftwork with springy Santa hat boobs

6. This simple yet effective National Lampoon symbol

CafePress CafePress

5. This Grumpy Cat showpiece

Etsy Etsy

4. This Jurassic Park stroke of genius

Alcopop Alcopop

3. This Mean Girls triumph of design

Skreened Skreened

2. This Miley Cyrus treasure

Etsy Etsy

1. And the official Late Late Toy Show Christmas jumper

FunkyChristmasJumpers.com FunkyChristmasJumpers.com

As worn by Ryan Tubridy AND 11-year-old Fergal Smith from Cavan.

Andres Poveda Andres Poveda

Now, go forth and be festive!

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