HNT - Oh Christmas Treat

One of our favourite movies to watch each Christmas season is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation -- arguably the best, most re-watchable of the movies about Clark Griswold and his family.

One of the many great things about the movie is the soundtrack. Last year, I searched high and low to try to find it for Francine. I wasn't able to buy the Christmas Vacation sound track for her, so I did the next best thing. Using a little bit of creative sound recording from the DVD as well as purchases made of albums and single song downloads from iTunes, I recreated it (and added in my own little touches -- either favourites or music from other Christmas shows we enjoyed watching over the years, such as Lethal Weapon, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer and A Charlie Brown Christmas)

Here's the cover I created for the CD:


And here's the lineup of tracks on the CD:

• 1. Christmas Vacation (Cartoon Version) by Mavis Staples
• 2. Jingle Bell rock by Bobby Helms
• 3. It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas by Bing Crosby
• 4. ("Something Really Nice" - Cousin Eddy)
• 5. Here Comes Santa Claus by Gene Autry
• 6. ("The Shitter Was Full" - Cousin Eddy)
• 7. Hey Santa Claus by The Moonrays
• 8. That Spirit of Christmas by Ray Charles
• 9. ("It is Goooood" - Cousin Eddy)
• 10. Mele Kalikimaka by Bing Crosby
• 11. Mister Grinch by Thurle Ravensroft
• 12. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by Bare Naked Ladies
• 13. Ave Maria by Jenifer Mclaren
• 14. Let It Snow by Diana Krall
• 15. A Holly Jolly Christmas by Burl Ives
• 16. Christmas Time Is Here by Vince Guaraldi

Of course, I realize that I'm violating Osbasso's theme for this week, the Christmas Tree themed HNT. I figured my Christmas Vacation themed post might be enough (given that I'm posing as Clark Griswold in the photo and the Griswold Family Christmas Tree is a huge part of the movie), but to keep completely in the spirit of things, and to give those seeking a little HNT skin thrill, I'll drag out a few ghosts from Christmases Past . . .

My First HNT Christmas picture from 2005 called "Bare Naked For The Holidays" - a reflection of myself in an ornament on the tree in our basement rec room. See original post here.


And the next one you'll have to click on to view -- From Dec 14, 2006 - "Francine's Christmas Fantasy" - me posing in nothing but a tool-belt beside the Christmas Tree in our living room. See original post here.

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