Holiday Lighting Lessons from the National Lampoon's
"Sparky, are you out here for a reason, or are you just avoiding the family?" So says Ellen Griswold to her husband Clark in the classic National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Avoiding the family may be a legitimate reason to torture yourself with the task of stringing together 100,000 twinkle lights, but we like to learn from Clark Griswold what NOT to do when it comes to holiday decorating. We want you to have a happy holiday season, so we've put together a list for you. Here are 10 tips Clark could have used to improve his holiday lighting experience, though they wouldn't make for great cinematic hijinks!