Fashion faux pas bring joy as runners don ugly sweaters for charity

It’s that time of year again: Holiday music wafts from radios and TVs, storefronts sport Christmas and Hanukkah decorations, and, when it arrives, the cold brisk air can be hard to take. To some, this marks the time to dig through family closets to find the tackiest sweater available.

The start of the race of the Ugly Sweater Run that took place at Suffolk Downs, East Boston on Saturday, Dec. 12. (NewBostonPost, photo by Beth Treffeisen)

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12 Dec 2015, 6:07 pm

BOSTON – It's that time of year again: Holiday music wafts from radios and TVs, storefronts sport Christmas and Hanukkah decorations, and, when it arrives, the cold brisk air can be hard to take. To some, this marks the time to dig through family closets to find the tackiest sweater available.

Think tennis-ball green trees, hot pink Christmas stockings, or reindeer that look more like Bullwinkle the moose. There comes a day you can wear it with pride.

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