Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman » National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation https://www.northwestleader.com Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:24:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 Advent Day 6: The Littleness of Christmas https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/advent-day-6-littleness-christmas/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/advent-day-6-littleness-christmas/#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2017 16:30:38 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6254 When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things – not the great occasions – give off the greatest glow of happiness. —Bob Hope One of the reasons I love the National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation movie is because of how it portrays unrealistic expectations and the spiraling descent into reality when those […]

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