Review of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) by Abishai S — 01 Jan 2013

Perhaps the funniest Christmas movie around. Very memorable and very humorous.

This review of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) was written by Abishai S on 01 Jan 2013.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation has generally received positive reviews.

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