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Christmas In The South As Told By The Griswold Family

We're gonna have the HAP-HAP-HAPPIEST CHRISTMAS

Courtney Rae Johnson
Dec 19, 2016
Georgia Southern University
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Christmas In The South As Told By The Griswold Family

Growing up in the South, I never had a "White Christmas". In Middle Georgia, the only time we ever spent building snowmen were on the rare late-January days when we would get an inch or two of snow. Watching Christmas movies was one of my favorite things about the season, because for those two hours I was able to pretend that snow was falling outside, that my gingerbread house was actually a success, and that it wasn't 80 degrees outside.

That being said, one of my family's favorite Christmas movies is the not-so-traditional National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. This remains to be one of my favorites, because unlike most Christmas movies it shows that everything isn't perfect, that family can be crazy and embarrassing, but most of all that Christmas - no matter what the weather - is really about the memories that are made.

So, here are a few times that the Griswold family read my mind when it comes to Christmas in the South.

1. We're out to get a Christmas tree, but it's hunting season - so...

2. I want to wear my cute Christmas sweater, but it's 95° outside.

3. "Well, the crazy family is in town... Maybe no one will notice."

4. "I've gotta be the first one to see what Santa brought, I've GOT TO."

5. Walking through the department stores, like...

6. When your family complains about Christmas music.

7. When you get re-gifted the same gift you gave the year before..

8. But, in the end, we all know that:


Merry Christmas, Y'all!

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