🌟 Our heroes untangle the lights, burn the turkey, and plunge headfirst into National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, the chaotic holiday classic that gave us the Griswold's “hap-hap-happiest Christmas” 🎄💡🦌

Andrew begins by telling Greg a shocking revelation: he didn't just watch one Christmas Vacation movie, he watched ALL the Vacation movies this week! And it gave him a whole new perspective on the Griswold family.

Together, our heroes unwrap Chevy Chase’s iconic performance, Beverly D’Angelo’s warmth, the revolving door of child actors who play the kids, Cousin Eddie’s unforgettable entrance, and the avalanche of mayhem that has cemented this film as a perennial Christmas favorite. They spotlight why the comedy still works, Clark Griswold as a great dad and how the movie taps into the universal desire to create the “perfect” holiday for your family 🎁🔥

They also break down the film’s visual gags, and yes... the surprisingly sweet heart beating beneath all the explosions, electrocutions, and SWAT-team invasions.

So plug in the lights (carefully), warm up the eggnog, and get ready to light up the dark… one jelly-of-the-month subscription at a time 🎄✨🔦

Email us at LightUpTheDarkPodcast@gmail.com with any questions or comments and we’ll respond on the show! 📩 Light Up the Dark — A Movie Podcast will return next week with: Boogie Nights.