Clark Griswald heeft zich voorgenomen om zijn gezin een heerlijke kerstvakantie te bezorgen. Maar helaas verloopt die zeer rampzalig. Hij koopt vijfentwintigduizend knipperlichtjes om het huis te versieren en gaat samen met zijn vrouw Ellen, zoon Russ en dochter Audrey, een hele zaterdag in het bos op zoek naar die ene, speciale kerstboom. De familie gaat aan het vele gooi- en smijtwerk bijna ten onder, maar redt het met vallen en opstaan tot het 'vrede op aarde' is en alle breuken hersteld zijn.
Nee, helaas is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Jeremiah S. Chechik | Director |
| Camera | Thomas E. Ackerman | Director of Photography |
| Writing | John Hughes | Screenplay |
| Sound | Angelo Badalamenti | Original Music Composer |
| Production | John Hughes | Producer |
| Editing | Gerald B. Greenberg | Editor |
| Production | Tom Jacobson | Producer |
| Editing | Michael A. Stevenson | Editor |
| Crew | Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Sound | Lou Kleinman | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Wylie Stateman | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Stan Gilbert | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kaye Pownall | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Neal Burger | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Douglas Knapp | Camera Operator |
| Sound | George H. Anderson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Glenn T. Morgan | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Victoria Sampson | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Ted Rhodes | Key Grip |
| Directing | Marcia 'Mavis' Girard | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Ron Payne | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Jim Harrison | Music Editor |
| Visual Effects | David McCullough | Visual Effects |
| Sound | James R. Alexander | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Charlie Picerni | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Larry Kemp | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Directing | Matt Earl Beesley | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Eric Engler | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Sound | Mark P. Stoeckinger | Sound Editor |
| Art | Neil David Pontecorvo | Greensman |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephen Robinette | Hairstylist |
| Art | Richard Dean Rankin | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | S. Bruce Wineinger | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Greg Agalsoff | Boom Operator |
| Directing | Vicki Jackson-Lemay | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | John Agalsoff Jr. | Cableman |
| Art | David P. Newell | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Kenneth J. Gagnon Sr. | Construction Coordinator |
| Directing | Bryan Denegal | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Eric Jewett | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Art | David J. Negrón Jr. | Production Illustrator |
| Sound | Rickley W. Dumm | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Doug Hemphill | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Timothy W. Tiedje | Property Master |
| Sound | Gary A. Hecker | Foley Artist |
| Art | Glen Cooper | Standby Painter |
| Sound | Chris Jenkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Tim A. Davison | Stunts |
| Crew | Cheryl Wheeler Duncan | Stunts |
| Crew | Philip Romano | Stunts |
| Crew | Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Camera | Scott M. Robinson | Key Grip |
| Crew | Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeannie Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Scott Wilder | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Ralph Eggleston | Animation |
| Sound | Mark Smith | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Bill McIntosh | Stunts |
| Crew | John Robotham | Stunts |
| Lighting | Kevin Kelley | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Tama Takahashi | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | William H. Burton Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | John C. Meier | Stunts |
| Crew | Steve Picerni | Stunts |
| Crew | Jason White | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Tony Fucile | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Dave Woodman | Animation |
| Sound | Edward Steidele | Foley Artist |
| Crew | Kenny Bates | Stunts |
| Lighting | Albert Hood | Electrician |
| Sound | Andrew Barrett | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Franklin Jones Jr. | Scoring Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Hoyt Yeatman | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Ron Phillips | Still Photographer |
| Camera | John Wagner | Second Assistant Camera |
| Visual Effects | Bill Kroyer | Animation |
| Production | Franklyn Warren | Extras Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheryl Beasley Blackwell | Set Costumer |
| Sound | Shirley Walker | Conductor |
| Crew | Dan Marrow | Transportation Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Mark M. Pompian | Animation |
| Crew | Noon Orsatti | Stunts |
| Camera | Randy Nolen | Steadicam Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eddie Marks | Costume Supervisor |
| Crew | Steve Kelso | Stunts |
| Crew | Charlie Picerni | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Chad Randall | Stunts |
| Crew | Leslie Hoffman | Stunt Double |
| Camera | Craig Asato | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Charles John Bukey | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | David L. Parrish | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Kurt Young | Dolly Grip |
| Editing | Carlyn Montes De Oca | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Eileen Peterson | Unit Publicist |
| Visual Effects | Bob Scott | Animation |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mari Grimaud | Costume Supervisor |
| Production | Robert C. Decker | Location Manager |
| Sound | Dino DiMuro | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Sammy Thurman | Stunts |
| Sound | Angelo Badalamenti | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Karen Baker Landers | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Crew | Annie Ellis | Stunts |
| Crew | Richmond G. Cogswell | Video Assist Operator |
| Crew | Erik Cord | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Dennis Venizelos | Animation |
| Editing | Kathryn Camp | Assistant Editor |
| Lighting | Bill Silic | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Kirk Bales | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | William Coss | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Harold Jones | Stunts |
| Lighting | Bill Silic | Gaffer |
| Production | Juel Bestrop | Casting Assistant |
| Sound | Charles Samek | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Mark A. Lanza | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Sandra Lee Gimpel | Stunts |
| Lighting | Mike Amorelli | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Ann Lukacs | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Stephen Andrzejewski | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Thomas J. Busch | Location Manager |
| Sound | Robert Fernandez | Scoring Mixer |
| Production | Daniel Grodnik | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Gary L. Karas | Special Effects |
| Crew | Janet Brady | Stunts |
| Production | Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Sound | Joe Gilbert | ADR Editor |
| Production | Risa Bramon Garcia | Casting |
| Sound | David Baldwin | Sound Editor |
| Art | Barbara Adamski | Property Master |
| Crew | Dieter Sturm | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Chris Buchinsky | Visual Effects |
| Production | Matty Simmons | Executive Producer |
| Production | Heidi Levitt | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lee Harman | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ramey E. Ward | Associate Producer |
| Art | Lisa Fischer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Stephen Marsh | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Kaplan | Costume Design |
| Art | John Rozman | Leadman |
| Production | William S. Beasley | Associate Producer |
| Production | William S. Beasley | Unit Production Manager |
| Visual Effects | Justin Klarenbeck | Visual Effects |
| Production | Mauri Syd Gayton | Associate Producer |
| Art | Beala Neel | Art Direction |
| Directing | Frank Capra III | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Dan Hegeman | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Allen Hall | Special Effects |
