Christmas In The Stars

12/24/04 | by Jamie | Categories: Deep Thoughts, Novelty Music

Merry Christmas Avoidinglife fans and random people who stumbled on this site! This year for Christmas I've decided to just lay low in Noheji and chillax. This has given me ample time to prepare this wonderful Christmas gift for you all... songs from the classic novelty album "Christmas in the Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album". Back in the 70's and early 80's George Lucas didn't have the force choke hold over the ways his Star Wars franchise was marketed that he does today. This led to the creation of lots of truly wonderful and bizarre creations, such as the incredibly bad yet fascinating Star Wars Holiday Television Special, that George has been trying to bury ever since. Anyway, back to Christmas in the Stars. What makes this album so important that I've decided to share it with you? Take a gander at this paragraph from I-Mockery's review:

So what makes this album so bad? Well let's see here... first off you've got both C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) and R2-D2 actually trying to sing Christmas songs. You've got a bunch of horrible actors trying to sound like Droids. You've got random Star Wars sound effects thrown into the middle of regular Christmas songs. And last but not least, you've got an 18-year-old by the name of John Bongiovi fronting a high school choir on one of the songs. Yep! Bon Jovi, before he became famous! Can it get much worse than this? Trust me, it can. Mere words cannot truly explain what a painful experience listening to this album is.

I-Mockery was also kind enough to provide the following MP3's from the album:
Christmas In The Stars

Bells, Bells, Bells
The Odds Against Christmas

What Can You Get A Wookie For Christmas (When He Already Owns A Comb)
R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Sleigh Ride
Merry, Merry Christmas

'Twas The Night Before Christmas
The Meaning of Christmas

If that wasn't enough for you, here's a guide to many more Star Wars inspired songs. For Chewbacca fans, here are more songs about Wookies. Also, don't miss this huge archive of Star Wars sounds and music including many more famous Star Wars novelty songs by Meco, like this great re-imagining of the music from The Empire Strikes Back. I also found this link to a low quality Real Video copy of the Star Wars Holiday Special. Trust me, it's for the best that you can't really see what's going on. The only thing good about this special is the Boba Fett cartoon and this one funny part where an Imperial Commander rips the head off Chewbacca's son Lumpy's toy bantha. Yes, that's right, Chewbacca has a son named Lumpy. Not that any of you probably care, but I'll try to post a few good quality clips from those parts if I can find them. I'm gonna go cook me a smoked turkey leg and some spare ribs. Have a great Kurisumasu everyone!

10 comments

Comment from: Azim [Visitor]

Merry Christmas and enjoy the snow!

12/25/04 @ 18:06

Comment from: jamie [Visitor]

Thanks ;) Lots of the snow has already melted away, but it will be back I'm sure.

12/26/04 @ 07:11

Comment from: name [Visitor]

Jamie line! Hope you had a very Merry Christmas, we were thinking of you on Sat. as we too were family-less and crying in our egg nog...hope all went well!
Katharine

12/27/04 @ 01:39

Comment from: Matteo [Visitor]

Well, I'm a random stranger who found you through a google search for the Star Wars Christmas Album. :) I understand that it's painful listening for you, but it's childhood memories for me, and since my CD disappeared a few years ago and I haven't been able to locate a new one, you've done me a great service (not to mention all the other cool Star Wars links on your page). So I think you kindly. I may be a geek, but I'm a grateful and sentimental one.....feel free to drop me a line on myspace or whatever. Happy holidays to you!

12/12/05 @ 13:42

Comment from: Jamie [Member]

It's not painful, I really like Christmas in the Stars! Glad you like my post, but really iMockery did all of the work. At any rate, you're very welcome. Happy holidays to you to!

12/12/05 @ 14:33

Comment from: JoAnn [Visitor]

Thank you so much! I am a big SW fan and was frantically trying to locate this album. My son is turning 6 on the 22nd and he is having a SW party. This album will be playing and as we play pin the lightsaber on the jedi and make Christmas stars out of popsicle sticks. Thanks again (and also for the links!)

Have a wonderful holiday!
P.S. It's painful in a funny way.

12/12/05 @ 22:58

Comment from: Absconder [Visitor]

You're a fucking cunt. And by that, I mean I love you.

12/18/05 @ 09:07

Comment from: joe [Visitor]

anyways I LOVE YOU FOR HAVINBG THESE FOR DOWNLOAD I SIMPLY LOOOOOOVE STAR WARS

02/23/06 @ 08:49

Comment from: t-sensei [Visitor]

amazing.

12/04/08 @ 02:15

Comment from: altmeyer [Visitor]

Thanks! Listening to this album while opening presents has been a family tradition since '80. Due to circumstances out of the family's contol, we're celebrating xmas out of town this year. Giving us access to these tunes really helps make it a more "real" xmas.