What's the perfect Christmas without a little "Christmas Vacation"?Sterling Preston

The holiday classic from National Lampoon is back on TV channels and streaming services just in time for your own Christmas vacation.

The 1989 comedy movie stars Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold, a dad trying to plan the perfect Christmas for his family as everything in their lives begins to go awry.

Here's when and where to watch National Lampoon's "Christmas Vacation" this holiday season.

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What TV channels are showing 'Christmas Vacation'?

National Lampoon's "Christmas Vacation" will be aired on AMC throughout December, and will be shown regularly with other holiday classics including "Elf" and "Four Christmases" as part of AMC's Best Christmas Marathon running Dec. 23-25. It will also be aired on AMC Dec. 26 for the Holiday Hangover marathon.

Here are the other airtimes on AMC this December:

• Dec. 3: 10:15 p.m. ET
• Dec. 5: 8 and 10:15 p.m. ET
• Dec. 7: 8 and 10:15 p.m. ET
• Dec. 9: 8 and 10:15 p.m. ET
• Dec. 11: 6 and 10:15 p.m. ET
• Dec. 15: 8 and 10:15 p.m. ET
• Dec. 17: 8 and 10:15 p.m. ET
• Dec. 19: 8 p.m. ET
• Dec. 20: 5:45 p.m. ET

Where to stream 'Christmas Vacation'

Even if you don't have cable, there are still plenty of options to stream "Christmas Vacation" this year. Here's where to find it:

• Apple TV (rent)
• Amazon Prime Video (rent)
• TBS
• TNT
• Max
• Hulu

'Christmas Vacation' cast

From Chevy Chase to Julia Louis-Dreyfus, there were a number of top stars who made up the cast of "Christmas Vacation." Here's who else makes up the main cast:

• Chevy Chase: Clark Griswold
• Beverly D'Angelo: Ellen Griswold
• Juliette Lewis: Audrey Griswold
• Randy Quaid: Cousin Eddie
• Johnny Galecki: Russell Griswold
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Margo Chester
• John Randolph: Clark Griswold Sr.
• Diane Ladd: Nora Griswold
• Miriam Flynn: Cousin Catherine

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