On December 1, 1989 the world was introduced to the third and most lasting classic of the National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation installments as Clark Griswold's dream of having a fantastic family Christmas with his family descends into a hilarious nightmare. This book, releasing on the 35th Anniversary of the film's release, is a celebration, and a detailed examination of many trivial and behind-the-scenes details related to this movie, which originated from a John Hughes short story called "Christmas '59" which was originally published in the December 1980 issue of National Lampoon magazine. If National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is an annual must-watch film each holiday season than you'll enjoy this collection of fascinating details about the making of this movie and the many people involved in creating it.