Wiz Khalifa Thesis

Wiz Khalifa: a macaroni-colored sweatsuit. The vibrant outfit was given to Khalifa by his dad and stepmom when he was 14, and he threw it right in the trash. “It didn't even have a hood on it, so it was like a crew-neck sweatshirt with macaroni pants. Wack,” he said, adding that he still hates it and still hates thinking about it.

Ed Sheeran: a lifetime supply of combs. The singer has way more than one bad Christmas gift to reminisce on, because his grandmother has apparently given him a comb every year. “Without fail, every year,” said Sheeran.

Meghan Trainor: a too-small pair of boxers. Trainor’s little brother ended up upsetting his big sis when he got her a pair of boxers from Nantucket that she already owned. “But he bought a smaller

Like most kids, Mendes was always disappointed to get clothes rather than toys when he was younger. “But now I love it,” he said.

Mary Lambert: footie pajamas. She and her four siblings would always receive pajamas from their parents and wear them on Christmas Eve. But one year, the tradition broke down. “When I was 14, [they] got us onesies,” said Lambert. “I was like, ‘Hell no.’ Half of us were crying.”

Jedward: a Thomas the Tank Engine book. Despite their aunt’s best intentions, Irish pop stars John & Edward were no longer choo-chooing at age 12. “I’m not sure why she thought 12-year-olds would still be into Thomas, but we just smiled and read it anyway,” said Edward.

Gary Clark Jr.: a teddy bear. The guitarist was surprised to receive a tiny stuffed animal when he was 23 years old, though it was given to him by “a sweet, sweet person.” “It’s not a bad present,” he explained. “But it’s one of those things where you open it up and you’re like, ‘Um, maybe this isn’t for me?’”

Jane McDonald: a self-help book and a nose hair trimmer. She was mortified to receive the odd gifts from her husband and instantly felt self-conscious. “I think Henrik bought them believing they'd be useful, but knew he'd made a mistake when he saw my reaction,” she