Why 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation' marks the high point of Chevy Chase and John Hughes' collaboration, the purest distillation of Clark Griswold's haplessness. By Kevin Doughten Picking a ...

Christmas vacation is about to be a little longer for some lucky workers. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, Dec. 18, declaring Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas ...

Jason Dunlap has seen “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” hundreds, make that two-hundreds, of times. So when the time came for him to turn on the Christmas lights at his home in Gardendale, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation was a near-instant Christmas classic after its 1989 release, ...

Major streaming services offer a wide variety of Christmas movies for the holiday season. Classic films like "A Christmas Story" and "Home Alone" are available to stream. Each platform, including ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. With my parents in town for a few days, we decided to all sit down and watch the best of the ...

Matthew Zwillick, of Malverne, has a bit of a reputation. The 47-year-old education administrator is known for his obsession with Christmas lights, much like Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase), the lead ...

Most Florida public schools will begin winter break on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. Christmas Day falls on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. The majority of students will return to school on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - There is a time-honored history of drinks with explicit names at bars in college towns. Typically, they are precursors to a night of debauchery. I just had one in a wholesome holiday ...

Lehigh Valley’s own Ellen Latzen, who stole hearts as Ruby Sue in the classic 80's movie National Lampoon Christmas Vacation, is back at it. After a 30 year Hiatus Ellen Latzen is getting back into ...

Thirty-six years ago, Clark Griswold announced that he was determined to create the perfect “fun old-fashioned family Christmas” – no matter what. Decades later the Griswold family’s wild and wacky ...