National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,’ ‘Elf’ Top Favorite Holiday Films in Redbox Customer Survey

December 1, 2020

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation was the top classic and Elf the top post-2000 film in a Redbox customer survey on favorite holiday movies. The survey of 402 “engaged Redbox customers” took place Nov. 9-15.

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is a 1989 comedy film starring Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold, a man who loves Christmas but whose plans to give his family the best Christmas ever are repeatedly spoiled by everything from a trapped squirrel to a Scrooge-like boss. Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid and Juliette Lewis also star.

Elf, directed by Jon Favreau, is a 2003 comedy with Will Ferrell as Buddy, a human who was adopted and raised by Santa’s elves. When he discovers he’s not a real elf he travels to New York City to meet up with his real dad, a curmudgeonly book publisher.

Survey results were:

What is your favorite classic holiday movie?

  1. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
  2. It’s A Wonderful Life
  3. A Christmas Story
  4. Home Alone
  5. A Charlie Brown Christmas

 

What’s your favorite tradition around the holidays?

  1. Watch holiday movies
  2. Put up holiday decorations
  3. Cook holiday meals
  4. Listen to holiday music
  5. Buy presents

 

Which is your favorite holiday movie made since 2000?

  1. Elf
  2. The Polar Express
  3. Seuss’ The Grinch
  4. Love Actually
  5. Bad Santa

 

Redbox is running a “Merry Movie Nights” promotion, featuring holiday hits at the Box, including Last Christmas, Christmas Under the Stars, Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, Elf and The Nightmare Before Christmas; Christmas classics and family favorites On Demand, including The Polar Express, Home Alone, A Christmas Story, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and How the Grinch Stole Christmas; holiday romances On Demand, including The Holiday, Love Actually, Last Holiday, Serendipity, The Best Man Holiday and Just Friends; and “Not Really Christmas Movies,” including Die Hard, Edward Scissorhands, Gremlins, Why Him, Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone and Trading Places.

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Redbox also has holiday movie channels, holiday music and a yule log fireplace channel coming out soon for Free Live TV.

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