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Poll: ‘Christmas Vacation’ voted Missouri’s favorite Christmas film

Visitors look at a home decorated to match the movie National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, complete with a 1980 Chevrolet Caprice station wagon, on Christmas Eve.
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Visitors look at a home decorated to match the movie National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, complete with a 1980 Chevrolet Caprice station wagon, on Christmas Eve.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- As the holiday season approaches and families wind down the evening with a good Christmas film, Missourians have made their preferences clear.

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation has topped the list as the favorite Christmas movie in the Show-Me State. This finding comes from a recent poll conducted by PixlParade, which surveyed about 2,000 Americans nationwide.

In a spirited survey asking participants to choose their favorite holiday films from a curated list of 27 classics, Missouri residents favored the antics of the Griswold family. Following closely behind was Home Alone and Miracle on 34th Street.

Missouri's Top 3 Favorite Christmas Movies:

  • 1. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
  • 2. Home Alone
  • 3. Miracle on 34th Street

To determine the most popular Christmas movies by state, PixlParade conducted a nationwide survey asking respondents about their favorite Christmas films from the past 50 years. With this data, the survey was able to create a picture the best Christmas movies of all time, according to Americans.

America’s Top 10 Favorite Christmas Movies:

  • 1. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
  • 2. A Christmas Story
  • 3. Home Alone
  • 4. Elf
  • 5. The Polar Express
  • 6. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
  • 7. The Santa Clause
  • 8. Miracle on 34th Street
  • 9. A Christmas Carol
  • 10. Love Actually
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