Dress up your feet this Christmas holiday season with fun and fuzzy Christmas socks. Christmas socks come in a wide variety of colors, styles and sizes to fit virtually any foot. Many types of Christmas socks feature holiday motifs, including Santa Claus, Christmas wreaths, jingle bells and Christmas holly berries.
This Mahalo page collects links to websites offering Christmas socks to jazz up your feet for the holidays!
Varieties of Socks
Christmas socks may come in several different varieties. Tube socks are more for men, along with over the calf socks. Many Christmas socks are knee-high socks or crew socks adorned with Christmas motifs like Santa, snowflakes or reindeer. You may also be able to find "toe socks" - socks that actually have spaces for each toe.
A Brief History of Socks
The earliest type of sock was made by primitive man by gathering animals skins up around the ankles and tying them. Thankfully for us, the art of sock-making evolved and by the 8th century BCE Romans were wearing makeshift socks made of matted animal hair. Later on, more modern socks were knitted by hand. Sock-making improved dramatically in 1589 with the invention of the knitting machine, allowing socks to be made six times faster than by hand. The socks we know and love today first came on the scene 1939 with the introduction of nylon.Holeproof: History of Socks
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Fast Facts
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Christmas is celebrated annually on December 25th
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Socks are common foot coverings for men, women and children
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Socks can be made out of many materials including cotton, wool and various fiber blends
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Socks keep feet warm
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Reduces chaffing and blisters caused by footwear
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Socks can be fashionable and are available in many colors and styles
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Christmas socks are typically decorated with popular Christmas themes such as Santa Claus, reindeer, snowflakes, penguins, elves, Christmas trees, jingle bells
