There are a couple of holiday movies that make me smile every year. I can watch them on endless loops because, really, who gets tired of holiday movies? Christmas music is another story. Christmas music should never, ever start until after Thanksgiving is over. Never. If it does, I’m way over it by the time Christmas rolls around. So with that in mind, here are some clips from some of my favorite Christmastime movies. Enjoy!
Elf
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
The Holiday
It’s that time of year again…you know. The Christmas movies start running on the networks in droves. This week, AMC is running National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation for five straight nights. The exploits and one-liners from Cousin Eddie never fail to make me giggle. And Clark’s tirade toward the end of the movie when he doesn’t get his Christmas bonus? Priceless. I have fits of laughter. It’s the only Christmas movie we own on DVD. We watch it every year without fail.
Christmas just isn’t Christmas without Christmas Vacation.
And this time of year, I compare everything to the Griswolds–especially Christmas lights. It amuses me that people turn decorating for Christmas into one gigantic competition. It’s hard not to get caught up in it, but I laughed this past weekend when our neighbors were setting up their lights. They have everything from the Nativity to Santa Claus in their front yard. It’s our own personal Griswold family.
I caught Will mentioning to his brother that maybe next year we can have everyone at our house to celebrate. Heh. I’m not sure that’s such a good idea. Remember that scene in Christmas Vacation when the arriving family members ring the doorbell and they’re already fighting? Yeah. That’s our family. As Ellen says to Audrey in the kitchen, “I don’t know what to say, except it’s Christmas and we’re all in misery.” I’m envisioning Cousin Eddie in my living room. *shudder*
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