Festive Golden Retriever Sweatshirt: Embroidered Golden in a Santa Hat Holding Christmas Lights

This festive golden retriever sweatshirt shows a golden sitting tall in profile, wearing a red Santa hat with a white brim and pompom, and holding one end of a light strand in its mouth. The cord drapes down in front of its chest with red, yellow, green and blue bulbs. The golden is drawn in a classic, engraved style: a feathered golden coat, dark shading and a crisp black outline. It is a ready-made design: choose the sweatshirt, color and size, add a name or icon on the sleeve if you like, and we stitch it to order. Every stitch is 100% real embroidery, stitched into the fabric rather than printed.

What is on the festive golden retriever sweatshirt?

The festive golden retriever sweatshirt has 2 parts:

• The front: a sitting golden retriever in a red Santa hat with a strand of Christmas lights in its mouth, centered on the chest.
• The sleeve (optional): a name, initials or short word and an icon from the font and icon chart, in the font and thread color you choose, on the left or right sleeve.

Which sweatshirt and color should you choose?

Choose the sweatshirt, then its color and size, in the options above. The two sweatshirts have their own colors and sizes, and when you pick a color that has a photo, the photos switch to it so you can see the golden on that color before you order.

The golden coat, the red hat and the colored bulbs stand out on soft pastels, light neutrals and cool greens and blues. On the darkest colors the black outline sits close to the fabric, so the golden fill and the white hat brim carry the design, and on a deep red the hat blends in while the golden stands out.

How do you order your sweatshirt?

To order your sweatshirt, follow 5 steps:

• Choose the sweatshirt you want.
• Choose its color and size in the options above.
• Choose whether to add sleeve embroidery.
• If you add it, type the name or initials, then pick the icon, font, thread color and sleeve.
• Add it to your cart; we email a free design proof before we stitch.

How do you add a name or icon on the sleeve?

Sleeve embroidery is optional and goes on one sleeve. Type a short name or your initials, such as your golden’s name, and pick an icon, a font and a thread color from the charts in the photos, or leave the icon off. White thread is preselected for the darker colors; pick Black or another dark thread for the light colors.

Is it a golden retriever holiday sweatshirt for the whole season?

Yes. The Santa hat and the light strand make this golden retriever holiday sweatshirt an easy pick for tree trimming, office parties and Christmas morning, and the classic drawing keeps it looking good through New Year’s. It works as a golden retriever Santa crewneck for anyone who wants a Christmas design without words. For the same golden without the hat, see our golden retriever holding Christmas lights sweatshirt.

Is it a good gift for a golden retriever lover?

Yes. It suits a golden mom or dad, a family that just brought home a golden puppy, or a friend whose dog shows up in every holiday photo. Add the dog’s name on the sleeve to make it personal, and find more ideas in our golden retriever gifts and dog Christmas sweatshirts.

Is there a hoodie or T-shirt version?

No. This design comes only as a crewneck sweatshirt, and the color and size options above change with the sweatshirt you pick.

What happens after you order?

We email you a free digital design proof, and you can ask for unlimited edits. Once you approve it, we embroider your sweatshirt to order and ship it from the USA; the estimated delivery date is shown on this page. For delivery by Christmas, order by December 8 in the U.S. or by November 23 outside the U.S.

Which size should you choose?

Each piece is made to order, so it is not eligible for size exchanges. Open the size guide on this page and compare the chest width and length with a sweatshirt you already own before you order. Size up for an oversized look.

How should you wash an embroidered sweatshirt?

To keep the embroidery bright and the color even, follow 4 steps:

• Turn the sweatshirt inside out before washing.
• Wash it cold with similar colors.
• Tumble dry low or hang it to dry.
• Iron on the reverse side, never directly on the embroidery.

Frequently asked questions

Is the golden printed or embroidered?

It is embroidered. The golden coat, the Santa hat, the cord and each colored bulb are stitched in thread, so the design has a raised texture you can feel and will not crack or peel like a print.

Can the dog look like my own golden?

This golden is a ready-made design. To stitch your own dog from a photo, choose the custom dog Christmas sweatshirt, which also comes as a T-shirt.

Are there other golden retriever designs?

Yes. More goldens, from Christmas designs to everyday ones, are in our golden retriever sweatshirts and embroidered Christmas sweatshirts.