National Lampoon magazine short story "Christmas ’59"

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The National Lampoon magazine short story "Christmas ’59" is a humorous holiday piece by John Hughes that introduced the Griswold family and inspired the film National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.

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instanceOf Christmas story
humorous short story
short story
author John Hughes NERFINISHED
basedOnOrSourceFor National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresCharacter Clark Griswold NERFINISHED
featuresFamily Griswold family NERFINISHED
genre comedy
holiday fiction
hasTheme family Christmas celebration
holiday mishaps
suburban family life
inspired National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation NERFINISHED
language English
medium print
notableFor first appearance of the Griswold family
source material for National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation film
originallyAppearedIn National Lampoon magazine NERFINISHED
partOfFranchise National Lampoon’s Vacation franchise NERFINISHED
publicationType magazine short story
publishedIn National Lampoon NERFINISHED
publisher National Lampoon magazine NERFINISHED
subject American middle-class family life
Christmas NERFINISHED
writtenBy John Hughes NERFINISHED

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National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation basedOn National Lampoon magazine short story "Christmas ’59"