<p>Jason Orsini of Smithtown has decorated his entire front lawn to look like &ldquo;National Lampoon&rsquo;s Christmas Vacation.&rdquo; Newsday&rsquo;s Rachel Weiss reports.&nbsp;</p>


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'Very important for us'

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