On this day in 1989, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation hit theaters and became an instant holiday classic!

Here’s some fun trivia about the movie…

After failing to get the Christmas lights to work one last time, Clark Griswold takes his frustration out on the plastic decorations in the front yard. Chevy Chase actually broke his pinky finger while punching Santa Claus. He resorts to kicking and clubbing the decorations after that. The film kept rolling, and the take was used.

Check out the scene below: