The biggest-ever crowd for a Surfing Santas event at Cocoa Beach, more than 10,000 strong, showed up on Christmas Eve to ...

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 ...

Chevy Chase hides behind the tree in a scene from the 1989 film "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation." It is once again the most popular Christmas movie. The most popular Christmas movie of 2025 is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Holiday favorites like "Elf," "The Polar Express," and "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" are returning to the big screen. AMC, Regal Cinemas, and Cinemark are participating, with some offering ...

Is your house on fire, Clark? No, Bethany, those are Christmas lights on a house in New York that’s decorated just like the Griswolds' in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” Clark Griswold would ...