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As we all (each and every one of us) make our preparations for the celebration of the coming of the Christ child, I thought it an appropriate time to share with you some of my favorite holiday movies. Thus I present, "What DVD Would Jesus Like You to Watch This Christmas?: Mabel's 5 Favorite Christmas Movies." And they are:

5. A Christmas Carol: George C. Scott is always good, but I prefer the 1951 version starring Alastair Sim. Not only is this a top-notch piece of filmmaking, it also offers an invaluable lesson: even though poor people have no reason to believe that God loves them, they still try to celebrate Christmas. Quaint.

4. Miracle on 34th Street: I've never actually seen this movie (it's so old), but it seems like it belongs on such a list.

3. It's a Wonderful Life: And this is a wonderful movie. It's like A Christmas Carol, but the poverty is only fleeting, and the main character gets laid at the end ... I think.

2. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation: This movie makes you think what might have been had Chevy Chase not passed so young. Damn SNL curse! In my opinion, this is the best of the Vacation franchise, even though we don't get to see Bevery D'Angelo's breasts. Which, if you've seen her of late, is not necessarily a bad thing. She's really filled out.

1. Bad Santa: Toast some chestnuts, round up the kids, and get ready to explain to them why that plus-size saleswoman is "not going to shit right for a week."

Tell Mabel your top five favorite Christmas movies and you'll be entered to win a 1986 Pontiac Fiero!