Sold Date: November 17, 2014
Start Date: November 10, 2014
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WOW, What you are bidding on is a beautiful pressing of VARIOUS: CHRISTMAS IN THE STARS: A STAR WARS CHRISTMAS ALBUM.  This is on the early white label promo RSO label.  These are getting hard to find, If you want a minty early copy, it won't get any better than this.  Believe it or not Jon Bon Jovi sings on this. 
What do droids, Chewbacca, legendary disco producer Meco and rocker Jon Bon Jovi have in common? They all celebrate the holidays on Christmas in the Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album. With memorable tunes such as "What Can You Get a Wookiee for Christmas (When He Already Owns a Comb?)" and C-3PO's retelling ofa sci-fi infused "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," the album is a quirky addition to any holiday music collection. In fact, the record was so sought after by collectors, that in 1996 Rhino records and Lucasfilm, Ltd. decided to re-release Christmas in the Stars for eager fans.

The album's story takes place in a droid factory where robots trudge away at building toys year round for S. Claus. However they don't understand the meaning of Christmas until C-3PO and R2-D2 show them how to appreciate the holiday spirit. Even Artoo adds to the season festivities by learning how to whistle the catchy Christmas ditty, "Sleigh Ride." Later we learn who gets what from their wish list: a scarf for Luke Skywalker, perfume for Princess Leia and earmuffs for Han Solo.

Recorded in 1980, many of the album's songs were written by Maury Yeston, a Yale University music professor and composer. Producer Meco Monardo, who already topped the charts with his best-selling disco albumsStar Wars And Other Galactic Funk and Encounters of Every Kind, envisioned and supervised the unusual project.

British actor Anthony Daniels lent his voice to reprise his role as C-3PO and Lucasfilm's sound artist Ben Burtt provided the sound effects of R2-D2 and Chewbacca.

However, the most trivia-worthy album liner note is the debut of a then 18-year-old Jon Bon Jovi, who ends up singing with a high school choir on "R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas.

TRACKS:
1Christmas In The Stars Written-By –  2Bells, Bells, Bells Written-By – *,  3The Odds Against Christmas Written-By – *,  4What Can You Get A Wookie For Christmas (When He Already Owns A Comb?) Written-By –  5R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas Written-By – *,  6Sleigh Ride Written-By – ,  7Merry, Merry Christmas Written-By –  8A Christmas Sighting ('Twas The Night Before Christmas) Written-By – ,  9The Meaning Of Christmas Written-By – 
RSO RECORDS RS-1-3093

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