‘Tis the season for Christmas television specials. What better way to celebrate the birth of the baby Jesus than by watching “A WWF Christmas Smackdown?” What could possibly say “Peace on Earth, Goodwill To Men” more than a “Britney Spears Goes a-Caroling Buck Naked” special? How about this for spirituality – “Survivor: Bethlehem!”

What could recall Mary and Joseph’s stay in a manger in Bethlehem better than a “Christmas Getaways of the Rich and Famous?” No doubt Mary and Joseph would have loved the creche in the entranceway of the Aspen billionaire’s house where any hay, firewood or buffalo chips are kept outside the house. It’s funny, everyone wants a creche, but no one wants to go to the trouble of finding real sheep and goat manure to give it that authentic holiday smell.

Sure to be a holiday classic, “Three Wise Guys” is a twist on the tale of the Three Wise Men that you and your family will want to watch for years to come. In it, three capos from “The Sopranos” come to visit the baby Jesus by following the swamp gasses of Elizabeth, N.J.’s night sky. Naturally, they run into trouble on the way and they have to whack a few people before getting to the manger of Paramus Park. When they finally get to the manger, they give Jesus gold, frankincense and cannolis – all of which have fallen off the back of a camel.

By the time Dec. 25 rolls around, we’ll have seen a Rock Christmas, a Rap Christmas, a Country Christmas, a Corny Christmas, an Xtreme Christmas, a Borat Christmas, a Paris Hilton Christmas, a Wisteria Lane Christmas, a CSI Christmas, a Hallmark Christmas, a Capitol Christmas, a “South Park Christmas,” a motocross Christmas, a “How to Shop for Christmas” special, an “Expensive Presents You Should Buy for Christmas,” special, a “We’re Not Kidding, Get Out There and Buy More Stuff for Christmas” special and a “If You Don’t Spend Every Penny You Have Buying Presents This Christmas, Osama Wins” special.

One of the many ads you’ll see on these specials is for a robot vacuum cleaner and its new twin, a robot mop. Mary and Joseph sure could have used one of those. I’ll bet their house was full of wood chips and sawdust all the time. Those carpenters always make a mess. A shop vac would have come in handy, too. And Joseph could have used one of those electric razors you see advertised this time of year. He always looks a little scruffy in the pictures.