Christmas is a great time for creative people, as it provides so many opportunities. In many countries, artisanal Christmas markets offer a good chance for artists and craftspeople to sell their wares, and websites like Etsy provide a world-wide audience hungry for unique presents.
Countless theatre productions and concerts offer entertainment for visiting friends and family, and even commercial designers are having a grand time as brands seek to join in with the festive spirit by sprucing up their logos, websites and packaging or running special holiday campaigns with plenty of call for custom design.
And then, there's the flipside of creativity, as bizarre and outright terrible art is just as attracted to the Season as its more conventional counterparts. There's always much fun to be had looking at horrific Christmas jumpers and awkward family photos.
For us, the crowning glory of bizarre holiday design has to be Christmas album covers though. From plain weird to outrageously inappropriate, these designs make us equally perplexed and curious about their musical content.
We've listed our 25 favorite fails here.
Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas II You
Santa's Helpers - All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
Merry Christmas With the Mum and Dads
Mike Adkins - Thank You for the Dove
Korean White Christmas
Tijuana Christmas
Günther & The Sunshine Girls - Christmas Song (Ding Dong)
Indo G - Christmas n' Memphis - Christmas Will Never Be the Same
Hi-Fi Christmas Party
Colonel Sanders - Christmas with Colonel Sanders
Stan and Doug yust go nuts at Christmas
Merry Christmas
Slim Whitman - Christmas With Slim Whitman
Homer and Jethro - Cool Crazy Christmas with Homer & Jethro
Bordell Mammas Julvisor
A First Christmas Record for Children
Enjoy a "Yule Log" With the Hedgehog
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These designs were a bit disastrous, so for inspiration on how to get it right, check out these:
Music to Our Ears: 10 Designs from Album Covers to Band Logos Made by DesignCrowd Designers
Christmas Logos
Contest Showcase: 20 Best Selling Album Covers Redesigned
22 Logo Designs from the World's Most Popular and Highly Paid DJs
Written by Jane Murray on Monday, December 21, 2015
Jane Murray is a freelance copywriter based in Sydney. Apart from writing up a storm for the DesignCrowd blog on anything from logo design to Michael Jackson's shoes, she enjoys reading literary science fiction and hanging out with most animals except wasps. Get in touch via LinkedIn.
