Star Wars Holiday Special
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The "Star Wars Holiday Special" aired Friday, Nov. 17, 1978, and never again, but lives on thanks to bootleg copies and the internet. (COURTESY PHOTO)

With Christmas just over a week away and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” now in theaters, it seems only fitting to talk about “Star Wars” universe’s bizarre history with the holiday season.

Over the years, there have been several “Star Wars” spin-offs of varying degrees of quality, including two Ewok-centric TV movies as well as the Saturday morning cartoons “Ewoks” and “Droids” in the 1980s. But the “Star Wars Holiday Special” is by far the strangest officially sanctioned “Star Wars” product put to screen.

Mark Hamill Holiday Special
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Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in the "Star Wars Holiday Special." (COURTESY PHOTO)
Christmas in the Stars
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“Christmas in the Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album” surfaced in 1980 and included the voice of Anthony Daniels as C3PO. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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