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