As an older person, i’m not clear how Star Wars is a rite of passage for the very young. But even those ancient X-Generationals are feeling eight again with a new movie release.
So one of the important connections to Christmas for this movement is the wish list from the billion$ of merchandising.
Gettin’ all nostalgic for back then is John Voelz singing “Star Wars Christmas” about the toys of kid-dom. He does a rock steady job painting a picture of adult regret. If you go for that.
Adam Hoek plays up-to-date as a creepy non-gender Jedi in-training with his “All I Want for Christmas is the Force.”
Adrain Anchondo parodies Mariah Carey with “All I Want for Christmas (is R2D2).” Her social media is strong and she includes dozens of fans lip syncing and dancing to her song. (Watch out for the baby in the Ewok suit.)
Skippable but self-proclaimed vintage is Toy Replay with “Darth Vader’s 12 Days of Christmas.” Too long, despite a few fine ad libs.
Kirsty Dawson gets all big ballad behind “Tauntauns for Christmas.” Despite the public television animation, i found this affecting. Gee.
The collectible to leave in the box is John Anealio with his “Millenium Falcon for Christmas.” This is the epic quest to fulfill childhood through toy-tie-ins.