It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.
| Writing | John Hughes | Screenplay |
| Directing | Jeremiah S. Chechik | Director |
| Camera | Thomas E. Ackerman | Director of Photography |
| Production | Tom Jacobson | Producer |
| Editing | Gerald B. Greenberg | Editor |
| Sound | Angelo Badalamenti | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Michael A. Stevenson | Editor |
| Production | John Hughes | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Chris Buchinsky | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Allen Hall | Special Effects |
| Production | Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Art | Stephen Marsh | Production Design |
| Crew | Gary L. Karas | Special Effects |
| Art | Beala Neel | Art Direction |
| Crew | Dieter Sturm | Special Effects |
| Production | Heidi Levitt | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lee Harman | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Risa Bramon Garcia | Casting |
| Crew | Janet Brady | Stunts |
| Art | Lisa Fischer | Set Decoration |
| Sound | David Baldwin | Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Justin Klarenbeck | Visual Effects |
| Directing | Frank Capra III | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Mauri Syd Gayton | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Kaplan | Costume Design |
| Sound | Dan Hegeman | Sound Editor |
| Production | William S. Beasley | Associate Producer |
| Production | Matty Simmons | Executive Producer |
| Production | William S. Beasley | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | John Rozman | Leadman |
| Production | Daniel Grodnik | Executive Producer |
| Art | Barbara Adamski | Property Master |
| Sound | Joe Gilbert | ADR Editor |
| Production | Ramey E. Ward | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Directing | Matt Earl Beesley | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Ron Payne | Music Supervisor |
| Camera | Douglas Knapp | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Marcia 'Mavis' Girard | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | James R. Alexander | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Larry Kemp | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Wylie Stateman | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | George H. Anderson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Neal Burger | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Lou Kleinman | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Glenn T. Morgan | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Victoria Rose Sampson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mark P. Stoeckinger | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Stan Gilbert | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Jim Harrison | Music Editor |
| Camera | Ted Rhodes | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kaye Pownall | Hairstylist |
| Visual Effects | David McCullough | Visual Effects |
| Directing | Charlie Picerni | Second Unit Director |
| Camera | Eric Engler | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephen Robinette | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Bryan Denegal | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Vicki Jackson-Lemay | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Eric Jewett | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Art | Glen Cooper | Standby Painter |
| Art | Kenneth J. Gagnon Sr. | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | David P. Newell | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Neil David Pontecorvo | Greensman |
| Art | Richard Dean Rankin | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | David J. Negrón Jr. | Production Illustrator |
| Art | Timothy W. Tiedje | Property Master |
| Art | S. Bruce Wineinger | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | John Agalsoff Jr. | Cableman |
| Sound | Greg Agalsoff | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Rickley W. Dumm | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Gary A. Hecker | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Doug Hemphill | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Chris Jenkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Mark Smith | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Edward M. Steidele | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Karen Baker Landers | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dino DiMuro | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Mark Lanza | Sound Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Hoyt Yeatman | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Mark M. Pompian | Animation |
| Crew | Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| Crew | William H. Burton Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Erik Cord | Stunts |
| Crew | Tim A. Davison | Stunts |
| Crew | Cheryl Wheeler Duncan | Stunts |
| Crew | Annie Ellis | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeannie Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Sandra Lee Gimpel | Stunts |
| Crew | Harold Jones | Stunts |
| Crew | Steve Kelso | Stunts |
| Crew | Bill McIntosh | Stunts |
| Crew | John C. Meier | Stunts |
| Crew | Noon Orsatti | Stunts |
| Crew | Charlie Picerni | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Steve Picerni | Stunts |
| Crew | Chad Randall | Stunts |
| Crew | John Robotham | Stunts |
| Crew | Philip Romano | Stunts |
| Crew | Sammy Thurman | Stunts |
| Crew | Scott Wilder | Stunts |
| Crew | Kenny Bates | Stunts |
| Crew | Leslie Hoffman | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Crew | Jason White | Stunts |
| Lighting | Mike Amorelli | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Craig Asato | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Charles John Bukey | Best Boy Grip |
| Crew | Richmond G. Cogswell | Video Assist Operator |
| Lighting | Kevin Kelley | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Camera | David L. Parrish | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ron Phillips | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Scott M. Robinson | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Bill Silic | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Bill Silic | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Tama Takahashi | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | John Wagner | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Kurt Young | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Kirk Bales | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | William Coss | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Albert Hood | Electrician |
| Camera | Ann Lukacs | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Randy Nolen | Steadicam Operator |
| Visual Effects | Ralph Eggleston | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Tony Fucile | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Bill Kroyer | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Bob Scott | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Dennis Venizelos | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Dave Woodman | Animation |
| Production | Juel Bestrop | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Franklyn Warren | Extras Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mari Grimaud | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eddie Marks | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheryl Beasley Blackwell | Set Costumer |
| Editing | Kathryn Camp | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Carlyn Montes De Oca | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Thomas J. Busch | Location Manager |
| Production | Stephen Andrzejewski | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Robert C. Decker | Location Manager |
| Sound | Angelo Badalamenti | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Andrew Barrett | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Robert Fernandez | Scoring Mixer |
| Sound | Charles Samek | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Franklin Jones Jr. | Scoring Mixer |
| Sound | Shirley Walker | Conductor |
| Crew | Dan Marrow | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Eileen Peterson | Unit Publicist |
