"national lampoon's" for whit.s also celebrate the holidays. chris connelly with some of the hilarious episodes streaming now to enjoy with your family. >> i give you the griswold family christmas tree. >> reporter: if you're on way too familiar terms with holiday classics like "national lampoon's christmas vacation," "the preacher's wife" and "miracle on 34th street," shake up your eggnog with these christmas-themed tv classics. the first episodes of "the simpsons" where bart sings. ♪ >> reporter: on "new girl" with zooey deschanel, caroling can go very wrong. ♪ came all ye faithful ♪ ♪ ♪ menorah ♪ >> reporter: while on "black-ish," christmas spirit. they're working it out. >> merry christmas, family. >> reporter: on "modern family," trying to gather early for holiday goes awry. >> why are you wearing a sweater when it's 95 degrees out? >> it's my christmas sweater. >> reporter: this 2,000th episode of friends introduced the holiday armadillo. >> i am the holiday armadillo. >> reporter: and the "full house" from 1

. >> that was national lampoon's christmas vacation.tched christmas movie of all time according to the study. it's followed by home alone, elf, four christmases and a christmas story. some people argue that the movie die hard should be on this list. i don't know. that's a controversial situation. die hard. all right. rob, it is monday. >> it is. >> and it's still cold. >> it's good movie-watching weather. a lot of fog right now. and really the lack of wind or any storms, that's leading to problems. you see the haze layer right there over downtown san francisco. we're watching that in the forecast and we have chilly temperatures. but things are going to be trending warmer a little bit later on this week. we have to wait a couple more days before these nighttime temperatures trend closer to the 40s and highs into the 60s approaching next week. areas of fog for the morning with cloud cover, one change the next few days will be a chance of seeing a few showers. tomorrow, better chancer in the north bay. storm ranger is picking up a few more

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christmas -- national lampoon's christmas vacation is number one in california and 39 other states.lar christmas movies include it's a wonderful life, diehard, the nightmare before christmas, and home alone. sandhya: i am with home alone, i thought that was really funny when i was growing up, i remember watching it with my family. i think that is one of the cutest movies ever made. kristen: diehard is kind of a classic for people of my generation, but that is not family-friendly. >> my favorite christmas movie is not on that list, it is white christmas. the other christmas movie i just watched last week that i actually never heard of, 29th street. it's about the first new york lottery winner. it's a beautiful story, if you get a chance to watch it. one white christmas should be on that list. dan: i love christmas movies, family stone is a great movie. i love love actually. abc just did a big special last week on the 20th anniversary of love actually. it's a wonderful life, i watch every year. i love the santa claus movies, and elf. and elf. kristen: that will do your heart is the be

what does clark griswold's boss give him incentive a christmas bonus and national lampoon christmas vacation so many of my friends will hate that i can't get this. i am the worst at trivia. maybe you a candy cane? >> trace: kevin corke, do you know? >> i should know. a coupon? i know whatever it is it made him really mad and go crazy. >> a holiday tree? >> trace: that's incorrect. see j. >> i have never seen this movie. it's before my time. >> trace: a one year membership to the jelly of the month club. what is ralphie's punishment for swearing in "a christmas story." >> this is an american christmas movie. ask me about "love actually." what happened to "a christmas carol," dickens? >> trace: rafe's punishment for swearing? >> i think soap in his mouth. >> trace: put it up on the screen, soap in his mouth. we have less than a minute, what kind of pet does buzz from home alone have? >> a dog? >> come on. on. >> tarantula. >> trace: mr. hunt. >> tarantula. kevin is right, as he always is. >> trace: i was a tarantula as well. just because we teased this at the front, one of the four main food g

i know we love national lampoon's christmas vacation, of course. there are other options.orter: look, we have had "home alone "on repeat. we have debuted it for our 3 skwraoerld and 5-year-old for better or worse. you can watch some good old classics like rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, frosty the snowman, 5:45 eastern. tbs, 24 hourbs of a christmas story. you will get your fill there. on christmas day, abc, they are having this cool thing they're promoting, disney park's magical christmas day parade. over to the last day of christmas, yeah, i will take you to monday, you have dolly parton's coat of many colors. on hbo max streaming, you can catch "happy feet," national lamb tpaopb, president claus" and i watched vince vaughn and reese witherspoon "four christmases." they are cinematic magic. and "elf" and all the good old holiday classics. listen, you don't have to be streaming to enjoy holiday movies. like i said, there's a lot just on television that you can catch tonight and tomorrow. >> "a christmas story" marathon continues. i remember watching that on loop as a kid.

the homeowners says his favorite movie is national lampoon's christmas vacation.he cousin eddie, he says everyone has a cousin eddie. that is a classic movie. people get taking taking things so seriously. it may be not the traditional holiday display but he is having a good time. >> as soon as i thought i knew what it was. they thought it was someone exposing himself, but we do not actually see anything. >> he has a robe on. >> i see how it could be startling come if you not expecting it and doing a double take. once you realize, it does not look like he is exposing himself. dan: it is a mannequin. karina: like on the set, there was nothing being exposed, it is just a robe on. dan: everyone does have a cousin eddie. karina: i have to watch that movie, i have not watched it this year. sandhya: cousin eddie is the best character in the movie. it is december 23, christmas eve eve for festivus for many seinfeld plans -- fans. they introduced as an option to celebrate and still maintain a healthy dose of grumpiness. it comes up with an alternate set of tradition. there

of a movie is national lampoon's christmas vacation.t is according to the website which listed which use google search history to find the most searched of a film for a state christmas vacation was number one in 80% of the country. second place went to is a wonderful life. some say its head less traditional answers. for instance, in arkansas, diehard was their most search christmas. alright, alright, to reach that wraps up kron. 4 news at 8. thanks for being with us this hour. kron 4 news at night is next. a scene is here with a preview of that. is a debate. if that's even a christmas movie. but will just move it, it along here. here's what's coming up tonight. >> at 9 o'clock police have made an arrest in this extortion scheme, which they say played a role. >> in the suicide of a south bay teenager. so we're going to hear from the teen's mother tonight and also find out what is next for the man who is in custody. plus, the martinez refining company is taking center stage in tonight's virtual town hall y 2 recent events. there are raisi

apparently not everyone has seen national lampoon's christmas vacation they don't know who cousin eddylled to check it out. dispatcher called to the scene male standing outside naked and exposing himself. officers arrived at the shepherdsville home to find the mannequin in the yard. homeowner johnny says she decided to put up the display from her favorite christmas movie to have some fun. all right, sean, hit it. >> sean: a local iowa tv sports anchor got stuck doing the bomb cyclone duty early thursday morning and he was none pleased to cover this. take a look. >> how are you feeling out there? >> again, the same way i felt about 8 minutes ago when you asked me that same question. tune in for the next couple of hours to watch me crankier and crankier. >> could i go back to my regular job? >> i love that. >> sean: not happy. one quick last plug. i'm hosting the bold line with dagen mcall right. jimmy? >> stand up comedy in 2023. although it's not, you can't touch the comedians, it's not sea world. you can't grab the animals don't will smith me. i will be in seattle, sacramento, oregon,

enjoy the website wish list and ran the top 100 christmas movies of all time by every state national lampoon'sistmas vacation. number one in 80% of the country, including here in california, second place went to. it's a wonderful life. some states have different tastes, though. in christmas movies, arkansas had diehard as their most search christmas movie. i still don't agree the die hard christmas movie, but i also haven't seen it in full. so maybe i not allowed to say that a christmas story happens to be my favorite. >> hanukkah. i love. i the message of hanukkah is here san francisco celebrating yesterday. people marked the it. >> yesterday the jewish mark the 47th annual menorah lighting in union square. folks came out to see the 22 foot mahogany menorah. it's known as the mom a menorah because it's inspired thousands of others globally. it was originally assembled with the support of the late rock promoter and holocaust survivor bill graham. we spoke with a local rabbi about the significance. >> when john oil lasted with it. >> if you're interested in attending, another gathering happens

one of our christmas sweater competitions right here on "gma." >> it did have a national lamp lampoon'se champion as well. >> we'll see. >> also, i want to say a lot of people get offended when you say ugly christmas sweaters. i say extra special. they're not really ugly. they're amazing. >> we have a great list here with something for everyone as we mentioned. now though, let's get a check of the weather and go to cheryl scott from our chicago station wls in for ginger this morning. rning, we're feeling the christmas spirit, and here's a view of a christmas scene. you can see all the snow here. this is in vermont, picking up over a foot of snow in the past 48 hours. places in vermont picked up 30 inches of snow, and now we turn to the dajngerous cold. we're talking about a polar plunge. look at these windchills, near 50 below across the northern tier of the u.s. that's sliding all the way down to the gulf. we're talking perhaps record cold for some of you in texas and houston into the christmas holiday with all of that cold air sliding to the east. drew: dense fog advisories until 11 a

mark drakeford or was it clark griswold from the national lampoon's christmas vacation? yes. well from national lampoon's holiday vacation that you're absolutely spot on. it was indeed. carl kasell , that was indeed. carl kasell, that well done. very good. 1.7. what hopefully somebody is totting up the points here? okay. it's christmas. it's christmas . christmas. it's christmas. question, question ten taking part christmas may not be important to some people, but it is very important to the rest of us. this is a quote, but it the quote from mark, the transport secretary and a warning to the rail strikers . was it the rail strikers. was it the conductor from the polar express 7 conductor from the polar express ? keith prince polar express conductor, great. it was actually the polar express conductor . very good. and you conductor. very good. and you know that i watched things. it was tom hanks, great film. so what's the schools that does? that was, of course, the christmas. what is the score on the north? the winner of , this the north? the winner of, this quiz. wanted to get

time you now, for me, it's a movi that was inspired by a classic like american graffiti, like national lampoonshat celebrated young, black teenagers, and their lives you, know them having fun, the falling in love, them having a party, them getting in trouble them being hustled by police and the fact that it has stood the test of time, and that young people still are discovering the movie, levin at, the fact that folks say, o my gosh, that movie was such a milestone in my life, it inspired me. people of all races. it really means a lot to m that you make a movie that i truly, from my heart, from m personal experiences, to resonate on a global basis across time. it's pretty wonderful. >> i have to get you int things one, why did you feel that thi is the right time for a remake of house party to reintroduce the story t today's audience >> i didn't decide that, it' lebron james who has a dea with warner brothers side, hey we want to remake house party. warner brothers said, sure, go on a duet. snow they've made a remake it's coming out next month >> oh, i'm going to get my tickets. go see it. reggi

. >> national lampoon's christmas vacation is essentially about how being around family makes you crazytress of being with your extended family making sure the l lights are right, making sure all the kids are getting along, nobody could do that the way john hughes could. >> it's a very relatable movie because there is so much pressure that we all put on the holidays. >> and of course in christmas vacation, it's just one catastrophe after another. >> is he drunk? >> the best man holiday is actually the second filmen with the best man franchise. >> no dessert yet, not until we do our talent show. >> and that christmas talent show shows just how within the culture that movie was. ♪ >> of course you're going to do the new edition classic. >> it was emotional, but it was funny. it was like a box of holiday chocolates. >> come on. >> no. >> why? >> christmas comedies run the gamut of different kinds of stories and different tones. >> can you help me? >> yes. >> mary. >> mary had a little -- >> no, merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> and i think what people come to a christmas movie to fin

i do like national lampoon's know. it's terribly, terribly american and we should know. and janet says my movie to sit down, too, with the due date is miracle on 34th street. great movie. and clive says the holiday it's absolutely brilliant i agree with you absolute film i do really absolute film i do not really pick for those are romcoms pick one for those are romcoms but really rom com but no it's not really rom com it's a bit more clever than that, he says. my christmas begins in earnest at 4:00 in the afternoon on christmas eve with afternoon on christmas eve with a pie, a glass of a warm mince pie, a glass of port, it's a wonderful life port, and it's a wonderful life with jemmy. sounds quite with jemmy. stewart sounds quite it's very nice , very nice. clive it's very nice, very nice. clive and now it is 9:30. let's bring you up to date with some of the other top stories today. and a man and woman have been arrested after two young boys were found deadin after two young boys were found dead in east london. emergency services were called to cornwallis road in dagenha