History Of The Star Wars Christmas Album

Via Avclub.com:

Although 1978’s Star Wars Holiday Special suggested that quality control was not necessarily a top priority at Lucasfilm, it was not the last officially-sanctioned, holiday-themed Star Wars project to reach the public. Two Christmases later, an embattled RSO Records gave the world Christmas In The Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album, a Yuletide-themed collection featuring the novelty hit “What Can You Get A Wookiee For Christmas (When He Already Owns A Comb?)” and eight other half-remembered, half-suppressed tracks, such as “R2-D2, We Wish You A Merry Christmas,” with lead vocals by a pre-fame Jon Bon Jovi (then known as John Bongiovi). Masterminding the project was producer Meco Monardo, who had scored a massive hit single in 1977 with a “space disco” version of John Williams’ Star Wars theme.

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