Review of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) by Michael D — 05 Dec 2012

Love this one! One of the classic Christmas movies.

This review of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) was written by Michael D on 05 Dec 2012.

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

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