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Holiday Movies

By William Rupp
What Are Best, Worst Holiday Movies Ever?
by William Rupp
Okay, I confess!   I'm a junkie for 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'.  It's my favorite holiday movie ever. Clark Griswold. Cousin Eddy. Todd and Margo. Aunt Bethany.  Audrey and Rusty. What a cast of characters! I start to laugh just thinking about the movie, which I've watched a zillion times. Now it's time for you to 'fess up as well! What are the best holiday movies ever made? How about movies that should never have been filmed at all? Let all Barringtonians know! Attach your lists in the Comments section.    

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