# Pop Culture Festive Packaging Christmas Vacation Wrapping Paper Will Make You Miss the Griswolds By Susan Keefe | Published 2011-12-11 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christmas-vacation-wrapping-paper References: [thedieline](http://www.thedieline.com/blog/2011/12/9/christmas-vacation-wrapping-paper.html) & [monkeyinkdesign](http://www.monkeyinkdesign.com/) If you have someone on your holiday shopping list with a funny bone be sure to swath their gift in this giggle-worthy Christmas Vacation wrapping paper by Monkey Ink Design. The Christmas season is here and it's time to load up on [ribbons, boxes and bags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wrapping-rooms), and this hip and hilarious wrapping paper is a choice addition to your collection of festive flourish. If your family is anything like mine, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is essential viewing for the holiday season. It's reassuring to know that no matter how far behind you are in your shopping, decorating or baking you can't possibly have a more disastrous Christmas celebration than the Griswolds. The Christmas Vacation wrapping paper is adorned with silhouetted scenes from the side-splitting classic. Utilizing the traditional seasonal color palette of white, red and green, the spot-on illustrations by Alicia Waters conjures up intense feelings of holiday nostalgia. Sure to have you craving the soothingly predicable and hapless [hilarious hijinks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reinfell-ad) of the Griswold clan, the Christmas Vacation wrapping paper is a festive knee-slapper. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.2/10 - Popularity: 22% | Activity: 65% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Humor](https://www.trendhunter.com/humor) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Funny Gift Wrapping:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a line of wrapping paper and packaging materials with humorous designs to cater to consumers with a funny bone. - **Pop Culture Packaging:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create packaging products that feature iconic scenes or characters from popular movies or TV shows to appeal to fans and enthusiasts. - **Nostalgic Holiday Decor:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design holiday decorations and wrapping paper that evoke feelings of nostalgia by incorporating traditional seasonal colors and classic imagery. ### Where This Applies - **Gift and Stationery:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce a range of unique and humorous gift wrapping products to stand out in the competitive gift and stationery industry. - **Film and Entertainment Merchandise:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborate with movie and TV studios to produce official packaging products featuring scenes or characters from popular films and shows. - **Holiday Decor and Accessories:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a line of nostalgic holiday decorations and accessories that tap into the consumer demand for traditional and nostalgic holiday experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Water Brand Wrapping Paper](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/liquid-death-wrapping-paper.md) - [Cinnamon Bun-Scented Wrapping Paper](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cinnabon-6.md) - [Festively Flavored Wrapping Paper](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pigs-in-blankets-wrapping-paper.md) - [Humorous Holiday Snack Packs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holiday-snack-packs.md) - [Bacon-Scented Wrapping Papers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/black-label-bacon-wrapping-paper.md) - [Embossed Aluminum Foils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fun-foil.md) - [Confetti-Filled Wrapping Papers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/confetti-wrapping-paper.md) - [Festively Painted Toilet Paper](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bim-bam-boo-jingle-rolls-toilet-paper.md) - [Lickable Wrapping Paper](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lickable-wrapping-paper.md)