Mallard Christmas Shirt: Three Mallards in Santa Hats Carrying Christmas Lights

Our mallard Christmas shirt shows three drake mallards in Santa hats, scarves and orange boots marching across the chest with a string of Christmas lights between them. It is a ready-made design on a short-sleeve T-shirt, stitched in real embroidery after you order.

What is on the mallard Christmas shirt?

The three ducks form a wide row across the chest, each in its own pose:

• The leader: walking forward in an orange and cream striped scarf, holding the plug end of the lights.
• The middle duck: wings spread wide in a teal scarf, with the light string looped around its body.
• The last duck: turned back toward the others in an orange scarf, leaning into the pull.

All three have glossy green heads, yellow bills, brown chests and cream bellies, plus red-orange Santa hats with white pom-poms and orange rubber boots. The bulbs along the cord come in a mix of colors.

Why are the mallards hauling the lights?

It is a small holiday parade. One duck has the plug, one flaps in the middle with the cord wrapped around it, and the third tugs the far end, so you can almost hear them arguing about who is in charge. Mallard drakes are the ducks with the shiny green heads that most people know from the local pond, which makes them easy to recognize at a glance. Dressing them in Santa hats and rubber boots turns a familiar pond scene into a Christmas mallard shirt for anyone who feeds the ducks, watches waterfowl or spends cold mornings by the water.

Which color should you choose?

Choose a color above and the photos switch over. Light colors, dark colors and cool mid-tones all give the green heads and orange accents a clear edge. On greens close to the heads, the heads go quiet but the hats, scarves and boots still pop. On oranges near the boots and scarves, those pieces fade, so the green heads and cream bellies carry the scene, and deep warm shades soften the brown chests and red hats a little.

Who is the mallard Santa hat shirt for?

A mallard Santa hat shirt suits duck lovers, birdwatchers, decoy carvers, hunters and families with backyard ducks, and it layers well under a flannel or an open jacket on a cold morning. In short sleeves it also works for Christmas in warm places or a holiday party indoors. For the colder months, the same three mallards come on our mallard duck Christmas sweatshirt, a crewneck sweatshirt for cooler days.

Can you add a name to the sleeve?

Yes, on one short sleeve. Use your own name, your initials or even a duck’s name, and add an icon, a font and a thread color, or leave the icon off. White thread is preselected for dark shirts; light shirts look sharper with Black or another dark thread.

Ordering, sizing and care

Shirts are embroidered once you order and shipped from the USA, and this page shows the estimated delivery date. Expect a free design proof by email first, with unlimited edits included. To receive it by Christmas Day, order by December 8 in the U.S. or by November 23 outside the U.S. Since each shirt is made for you, we cannot swap sizes; the size guide on this page helps you pick the right one. Wash it inside out in cold water and do not iron the embroidery.

Frequently asked questions

How is it different from the duck in boots shirt?

The duck in boots shirt has three white ducks in Santa hats and red rain boots under snowflakes. This one has three green-headed mallards in scarves and boots, hauling a string of lights between them.

Are there other Christmas duck designs?

Yes. The Christmas duck sweatshirt has four ducks tangled up in Christmas lights. More animals are in our animal lover gifts, and more short-sleeve styles are in our embroidered T-shirts.

Can the ducks be changed, for example to hens?

No. This is a ready-made design, so we stitch the three drakes as shown. You can still make it personal with a name or an icon on the sleeve.