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The 2017 cup was so creative.
Its a big year for those who love the holiday season at Starbucks.
In 1997, the first-ever holiday cup designs made their way to Starbucks locations.
(Did you know the holiday cups werent even red until 1999?!)
Over the years the designs have ranged from animation-inspired to simple ombre to hand-drawn doodles.
A few years even had an interactive AI component to the cup designs, who knew?
This design features black line drawings of snowflakes, stockings, ice skates, and other winter scenes.
2001
In 2001, Starbucks gift cards became available for the first time in the chains history.
2004
In 2004, the Starbucks logo looks like a wreath on each cup.
2010
By 2010, a more modern design approach is taken for the annual cups.
This one shows an animated holiday character catching snowflakes.
2016
Starbucks brought customers together by crowd-sourcing cup designs in 2016.
2017
The first white holiday cup made its way to Starbucks in 2017.
2019
Holiday gift wrapping was the inspo for Starbucks holiday cups in 2019.
This is also the year the Irish Cream Cold Brew made its debut on menus.
2021
A touch of lilac was added to the holiday cups of 2021 for a refreshed look.
