With Christmas Eve tomorrow, we’re definitely in that holiday spirit – if you consider singing-along to Mariah Carey’s Christmas album while decorating cookies as festive. Though we won’t be called manly for our way of getting ready to spend a couple days with family and overdoses of eggnog, we do know one global way to get there is through movies.

Luckily for all of us, there have been some kick-ass Christmas movies that let us sit back and pass-out after all the food and whiskey. Here are some of our recommendations.

Christmas Vacation

Big shocker, we know! The good news is we get to laugh our asses off and compare the dysfunction of this fake family to ours – which is actually pretty close. With quotable lines to spare for the entire season, isn’t this everyone’s favorite Christmas movie? We even know some of our Jewish friends who quote Chevy’s tirade.

Elf

Any movie that’s carried by Will Ferrel’s pretty much funny as hell – minus Land of the Lost. When you add in Zooey Deschanel to the mix, it definitely doesn’t hurt. Our favorite part? How about when Ferrel’s character beats up Santa in the department store? It’s not that it’s all that funny or entertaining… we just really hate Artie Lange.

Love Actually

Okay, so this might be a little of our sensitive side coming out, but don’t tell us you don’t actually like this movie. It’s got a cast that rivals those lame movies like Valentine’s Day and that New Year’s Eve one, but it did it before it was cliche. Not to mention we get to see Elisha Cuthbert, Keira Knightley and Denis Richards’ sexy selves.

If you’re looking for a good way to get laid around the holidays, we suggest popping this in and letting your girlfriend settle nicely on your shoulder.

A Christmas Story

You know we had to get a classic in there. Who didn’t grow up watching this movie – only for it to get stuffed down our throats for 24 straight hours? Needless to say, it is a movie everyone pretty much relates with. There was always that one present each year that kept you from sleeping the night before, and it kind’ve still happens… we’re really keeping our fingers crossed for those map boxers we’ve always wanted.

Home Alone 1 & 2

Yep, we did it. People can argue that nothing’s better (or as good) as the original, but HA 2 is pretty damn close. Unlike other sequels – ahem, The Hangover 2 – which has the exact same plot, at least the McAlister’s mixed it up in the second one.

As for the first one, is there a better scream in any move than Daniel Stern’s when the tarantula’s on his face? And tell me you can’t say the word incompetent without thinking about that movie? Damnit, we need to just shut it down and go watch them.