National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation type Movie genre Comedy

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‘Tis the holiday season, which makes it the perfect time to look back on fond memories of Christmases past… or in EW’s case, the best moments of Christmas movies past.

No. 9 on the PEN special, EW Presents: The Top 10 Holiday Movie Moments, is none other than National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.

The third in the Vacation franchise sees Chevy Chase’s Clark Griswold trying to provide his family with the best Christmas possible.

“Chevy Chase’s exact same character is back,” says EW Movies Editor Kevin Sullivan in the video (above). “This time he doesn’t want the best road trip, or best vacation, he wants the best Christmas. And it goes horribly wrong.”

In terms of on-screen shenanigans, the resounding favorite moment comes courtesy of a squirrel who jumps out of the tree, into the living room, and later onto Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

“I don’t know how long it lasts, but in my mind, it’s five minutes,” says Sullivan of the moment where the bushy-tailed (though no less bright-eyed) critter is chased around the room. “It’s just the squirrel destroying everything, and it’s beautiful.”