Do you have a favourite Christmas Movie? More importantly - for Sims building addicts like myself - do you have a favourite Christmas movie HOUSE?  It's so much fun to slip away into that Hollywood world of imagination where everyone lives in a huge old Victorian house or a cozy stone cottage; where the tree is always a real tree and it's always tall and straight and fresh and spectacular; and where it ALWAYS snows on Christmas Eve.

This month I will be trying to recreate some recognizable Christmas Movie Classic houses for you to decorate and enjoy all the winter fun available in the Sims 3.  There is some wonderful Holiday themed Custom Content made by TSR creators.  I found great objects from BuffSumm, Canelline, deeiutza, DOT, fantasticSims, jomsims, Lulu265, Mutske, Severinka, Sim_man123, SIMcredible and Wolfspryte. And there are lots of festive outfits as well.

My first project is The Griswold House from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation starring Chevy Chase, Beverly d'Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Randy Quaid and yes, Johnny Galecki as Russ Griswold! This movie is near the top of the list of Holiday favourites for a lot of people and there is lots of information out there about the making of the movie, the cast and the house where it was set.  The house has been used in lots of films and is on a Hollywood backlot fake suburban street right next door to the house from Lethal Weapon and a few doors down from TV's Bewitched house.  The interior decor for the movie was all about flowers, ruffles, pastels and tartan. So naturally I look to Djehmli to find the perfect classic florals and coordinating patterns, plus Hatshepsut's Pretty Plaid to recreate the look.  

The uploaded lot doesn't have any Christmas decorations.  I thought I'd leave it for Simmers to have fun decorating it their way. Check out my screenshots to see how Clark and Ellen Griswold are getting the house ready this year. And watch for the Griswold House and other Christmas Movie Classics to be available soon.