Seniors 'ugly Christmas sweater' party a big hit in Corner Brook

Seniors at Mountain View Retirement Centre in Corner Brook spent the last few weeks secretlymaking "ugly Christmas sweaters" for the big revealat theirfirst ugly Christmas sweaterpartyThursday.

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Residents like ArthurMarsdenhad no idea what an ugly Christmas sweaterwas all about, but said thisparty was good for the spirit and longoverdue.

We should have been doing this before.- ArthurMarsden

"After seeing what's going on here today we're a long ways out, we should have been doing this before, it's perfect," said Marsden.

"We're making the ones that can't dance, can't get upto see and that's almost as good as[them] dancing."

Unique designs

Designsincludedeverything from Christmaslights, decorations andcandy.

And for Lillian Dalley, there were even pet toys included in the sweater design.

Dalley said she added thepet toys to her sweater for her grandson, who has two Labrador retrievers, but most important were two Christmas ornaments that her son gave to her around five years ago.

Those there are really dear to my heart.- LillianDalley

"Those there are really dear to my heart," said Dalley, adding that the ornamentsare hungon her Christmas tree every year.

Meanwhile, Marsdensaid thistrend turned out to be a lot of good fun for everyone.

"I think now, when I'm looking around, that we're all looking like kings."