Christmas is a time for joy, laughter, and memorable moments with family. What better way to add to the holiday cheer than revisiting the best quotes from the timeless classic, “Christmas Vacation”? These quotes capture the humor and warmth of the season, bringing back the nostalgia of family gatherings and festive celebrations.
Whether it’s Clark Griswold’s quirky optimism or Cousin Eddie’s unforgettable antics, these lines have become a part of our holiday traditions. Let’s take a moment to enjoy the humor and heart that “Christmas Vacation” brings to our homes every year.
Family Favorites Quotes
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.”
“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.”
“At Christmas, all roads lead home.”
“Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.”
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!”
“Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling.”
“Christmas is about spending time with family and friends. It’s about creating happy memories that will last a lifetime.”
“The greatest gift of all is the presence of a loving and supportive family.”
“”Merry Christmas, you filthy animal.”
“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.”
“Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.”
“A true Christmas spirit is putting others’ happiness before your own.”
“The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each other’s burdens, easing other’s loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas.”
“Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.”
“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.”
“Christmas is a box of tree ornaments that have become part of the family.”
“Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves.”
“You can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.”
“The way you spend Christmas is far more important than how much.”
“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.”
“Christmas is forever, not for just one day. For loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away.”
“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.”
“Christmas, my child, is love in action.”
“Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends.”
“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.”
“The Christmas spirit is a spirit of giving and forgiving.”
“One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don’t clean it up too quickly.”
“Christmas magic is silent. You don’t hear it — you feel it. You know it. You believe it.”
“From home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another, the warmth and joy of Christmas bring us closer to each other.”
“Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.”
“Let’s be naughty and save Santa the trip.”
“The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood.”
“Christmas is a time when you get homesick — even when you’re home.”
“Christmas is like candy; it slowly melts in your mouth sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever.”
“Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most.”
“To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.”
Funny Moments Quotes
“Save the neck for me, Clark.”
“I don’t know what to say, but it’s Christmas and we’re all in misery.”
“Can I refill your eggnog for you? Get you something to eat? Drive you out to the middle of nowhere and leave you for dead?”
“I had a terrible experience with meatloaf, so now I just stick to turkey.”
“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.”
“Christmas is a time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell the government what they want and their kids pay for it.”
“I’m dreaming of a white Christmas. But if the white runs out, I’ll drink the red.”
“Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home.”
“I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store, and he asked for my autograph.”
“Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.”
“Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.”
“Looks great. Little full, lotta sap.”
“Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, it’s probably Christmas Eve.”
“At Christmas, tea is compulsory. Relatives are optional.”
“Christmas is a baby shower that went totally overboard.”
“What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.”
“The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.”
“It’s a one-year membership in the Jelly of the Month Club.”
“The worst gift is a fruitcake. There is only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people keep sending it to each other.”
“Christmas: the only time of year you can sit in front of a dead tree eating candy out of socks.”
“I just wanted to tell you what a good little girl you’ve been all year, but Santa doesn’t do hypotheticals.”
“One can never have enough socks,” said Dumbledore. “Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn’t get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books.”
“There’s a certain magic that comes with the very first snow… For when the first snow is also a Christmas snow, well, something wonderful is bound to happen.”
“I told you we put it in too early.”
“Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.”
“Even as an adult, I still find it hard to sleep on Christmas Eve.”
“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.”
“Three phrases that sum up Christmas are: Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Men, and Batteries not Included.”
“That’s what Christmas memories are made from, they’re not planned, they’re not scheduled, nobody puts them in their Blackberry, they just happen.”
“Why is a Christmas tree better than a man? Because it’s always erect, and if it isn’t, there’s a solution to that.”
“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, just a sweet little Christmas lie to cover the fact that we ate all the cookies.”
“Christmas is a state of mind and that special feeling that only comes with an empty bank account.”
“There’ll be no more Christmases if I have anything to say about it.”
“Dear Santa, I’ve been good all year. Okay, most of the time. Well, once in a while. Never mind, I’ll buy my own stuff.”
“Santa Claus had the right idea. Visit people once a year.”
Memorable Lines Quotes
“It’s Christmas, and we’re all in misery.”
“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.”
“Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind.”
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.”
“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.”
“Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.”
“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.”
“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.”
“Christmas is a time when you get homesick, even when you’re home.”
“At Christmas, all roads lead home.”
“Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.”
“Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.”
“The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood.”
“We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup.”
“One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day.”
“Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves.”
“Love the giver more than the gift.”
“Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.”
“Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see.”
“Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind.”
“This is Christmas: not the tinsel, not the giving and receiving, not even the carols, but the humble heart that receives anew the wondrous gift, the Christ.”
“I don’t think Christmas is necessarily about things. It’s about being good to one another.”
“Christmas magic is silent. You don’t hear it—you feel it. You know it. You believe it.”
“Christmas is a piece of one’s home that one carries in one’s heart.”
“The rooms were very still while the pages were softly turned and the winter sunshine crept in to touch the bright heads and serious faces with a Christmas greeting.”
“Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won’t make it ‘white’.”
“Christmas gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us.”
“Christmas is forever, not for just one day. For loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away.”
“The joy of brightening other lives becomes for us the magic of the holidays.”
“Christmas is the season of joy, of holiday greetings exchanged, of gift-giving, and of families united.”
“Let us keep Christmas beautiful without a thought of greed.”
“To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.”
Heartwarming Quotes
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.”
“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.”
“At Christmas, all roads lead home.”
“Christmas, my child, is love in action.”
“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.”
“Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling.”
“There’s nothing cozier than a Christmas tree all lit up.”
“One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don’t clean it up too quickly.”
“Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day.”
“Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.”
“Christmas is forever, not for just one day. For loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away.”
“May you never be too grown up to search the skies on Christmas Eve.”
“Christmas is like candy; it slowly melts in your mouth, sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever.”
“Christmas gives us an opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us.”
“Christmas is a time when you get homesick, even when you’re home.”
“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.”
“Christmas is the day that holds all time together.”
“The joy of brightening other lives becomes for us the magic of the holidays.”
“Christmas day is a day of joy and charity. May God make you very rich in both.”
“The world has grown weary through the years, but at Christmas, it is young.”
“Where there is great love, there are always miracles.”
“Christmas is more than just presents, it’s love and harmony.”
“The best gifts in life will never be found under a Christmas tree, those gifts are friends, family, and the one you love.”
“Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.”
“To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.”
“Love the giver more than the gift.”
“Remember this December, that love weighs more than gold.”
“Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.”
“The best of all gifts that Christmas brings: the joy of family and the love it rings.”
“Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves.”
“Christmas is all about love, family, and children. It doesn’t matter what we eat or what presents we get as long as the holidays are spent with loved ones.”
“It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.”
“May your days be merry and bright, and may all your Christmases be white.”
“The true Christmas spirit is putting others’ happiness before our own and finding you’ve never felt more loved.”
Iconic Scenes Quotes
“Where do you think you’re going? No one’s leaving. Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas.”
“It’s Christmas, and we’re all in misery.”
“Look at the time! I gotta go to bed. I still gotta brush my teeth, feed the hog, and do the laundry.”
“Clark, stop it! I don’t want to spend the holidays dead!”
“Hey Griswold, where do you think you’re gonna put a tree that big?”
“I don’t know what to say, but it’s Christmas, and we’re all in misery.”
“I hope nobody I know drives by and sees me standing in the yard staring at the house in my pajamas!”
“Now I know what to get you for Christmas – a coffin.”
“Eddie, if I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn’t be more surprised than I am right now.”
“If that thing had nine lives, she just spent ’em all.”
“That’s the gift that keeps on giving the whole year.”
“If that cat had nine lives, she just spent ’em all.”
“Clark, we’re gonna have the hap-hap-happiest Christmas.”
“Later dudes! Let her rip, hang ten!”
“Honey, do you honestly think I would check thousands of tiny little lights if I wasn’t sure the extension cord was plugged in?”
“You couldn’t hear a dump truck driving through a nitroglycerin plant.”
“We’re kicking off our fun, old-fashioned family Christmas by heading out into the country in the old front-wheel drive sleigh.”
“I dedicate this house to the Griswold Family Christmas.”
“Clark, we’re stuck under a truck!”
“It’s a big surprise, don’t ruin it.”
“If any of you are looking for any last-minute gift ideas for me, I have one. I’d like Frank Shirley, my boss, right here tonight.”
“Clark, stop it! I don’t want to spend the holidays dead!”
“Surprised, Eddie? If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet I wouldn’t be more surprised than I am right now.”
“Oh, the silent majesty of a winter’s morn; the clean, cool chill of the holiday air; an asshole in his bathrobe, emptying a chemical toilet into my sewer.”
“You couldn’t hear a dump truck driving through a nitroglycerin plant.”
“Where do you think you’re going? No one’s leaving. Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas.”
“It’s a big surprise, don’t ruin it.”
“Clark, stop it! I don’t want to spend the holidays dead!”
“Clark, stop it! I don’t want to spend the holidays dead!”
“Clark, stop it! I don’t want to spend the holidays dead!”
“Clark, stop it! I don’t want to spend the holidays dead!”
“If that cat had nine lives, she just spent ’em all.”
“You couldn’t hear a dump truck driving through a nitroglycerin plant.”
“Clark, stop it! I don’t want to spend the holidays dead!”
“Clark, stop it! I don’t want to spend the holidays dead!”
“Clark, stop it! I don’t want to spend the holidays dead!”
To Wrap Things Up
These quotes from “Christmas Vacation” truly capture the spirit and humor of the holiday season. Whether you’re a long-time fan of the movie or discovering it for the first time, these lines are sure to bring a smile to your face and maybe even a bit of nostalgia. They remind us of the chaos and joy that often come hand-in-hand during Christmas.
So, next time you gather with family or friends, why not share a few of these memorable quotes? They might just become part of your holiday traditions, making everyone laugh and enjoy the festive season even more.
