Debenhams

1,658 jumpers to choose from

Christmas jumpers, pyjamas and festive knits at Debenhams — a big range across womenswear, menswear and kids, with the licensed-character jumpers they do better than most.

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Debenhams is comfortably the biggest single source of Christmas jumpers on this site, and the reason is that it is now an online brand carrying a very large number of other labels rather than a department store with a fixed range. In practice that means the festive rail here is wider and stranger than anywhere else we list.

Everything is in it. Proper wool-blend Fair Isle from the heritage knitwear brands. Full novelty tat with pom-poms on. Jumper dresses, children’s sets, pyjamas, pet jumpers and a long tail of designs from labels you will not have heard of. If you do not know what you want and you want to look at as much as possible in one place, start here – it is the closest thing to browsing a whole high street at once.

Because it is a marketplace of brands, the two things that vary most are sizing and delivery times, and both are per-item rather than site-wide. Check the specific listing rather than assuming. The upside of the same arrangement is that the sales are frequent and the discounts on festive knitwear after the first week of December are often substantial.

Fairisle Ombre Knit Jumper Christmas jumper from Debenhams

Fairisle Ombre Knit Jumper

Fair Isle knit — the grown-up end of the Christmas jumper shelf. It says "Fairisle Ombre", and it is not going to elaborate.

Fairisle Rolle Neck Jumper Christmas jumper from Debenhams

Fairisle Rolle Neck Jumper

A Fair Isle yoke, doing the heavy lifting without shouting. Leads with "Fairisle Rolle" and trusts you to do the rest.

Fairisle Shawl Cardigan Christmas jumper from Debenhams

Fairisle Shawl Cardigan

Repeating Fair Isle, the kind that survives into February. Leads with "Fairisle Shawl" and trusts you to do the rest.

Fairisle Soft Knit Jumper Christmas jumper from Debenhams

Fairisle Soft Knit Jumper

A pattern from a Shetland island, somehow now shorthand for December. Straightforward, and all the better for it.

Fairisle Stripe Jumper Christmas jumper from Debenhams

Fairisle Stripe Jumper

Fair Isle: the pattern that was festive before festive was a category. One piece, over the head, done.

Fairisle Waterfall Cardigan Christmas jumper from Debenhams

Fairisle Waterfall Cardigan

The Fair Isle band across the chest, as it has been since the 1920s. "Fairisle Waterfall" — someone was pleased with that, and fair enough.

Fairisle knit dress Christmas jumper from Debenhams

Fairisle knit dress

Fair Isle knit — the grown-up end of the Christmas jumper shelf. No notes. One of those that photographs better than it has any right to.

Feeling Fiery Fairisle Jumper Christmas jumper from Debenhams

Feeling Fiery Fairisle Jumper

A pattern from a Shetland island, somehow now shorthand for December. "Feeling Fiery Fairisle" is the entire pitch, and honestly that is plenty.

Fluffy Fair Isle Jumper Christmas jumper from Debenhams

Fluffy Fair Isle Jumper

Fair Isle knit — the grown-up end of the Christmas jumper shelf. "Fluffy Fair Isle" — someone was pleased with that, and fair enough.

Fluffy Fairisle Knit Jumper Christmas jumper from Debenhams

Fluffy Fairisle Knit Jumper

Fair Isle: the pattern that was festive before festive was a category. "Fluffy Fairisle" — someone was pleased with that, and fair enough.

Forest Fairisle Jumper Christmas jumper from Debenhams

Forest Fairisle Jumper

The Fair Isle band across the chest, as it has been since the 1920s. "Forest Fairisle" — someone was pleased with that, and fair enough.