In 1978 george lucas gave cbs the ok to make the star wars:
Get Is The Star Wars Holiday Special Canon
Pictures. Well the holiday special was like no other and because of its uniqueness lucasfilm tried to distance themselves as far away from it as they could. I assume that you're referring to the star wars holiday special.
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And because this one event is convincingly enough like legit star wars, it really should be considered canon. Due to some copyright issues, the music (at the end of the presentation). Directed by steve binder, david acomba.
It's worth sitting through at least once, and fans deserve the chance to see it like it was meant to be seen:
Along the way, they are pursued by the agents of the galactic empire who are searching for rebels on the planet. With stars like mark hamill, harrison ford, and carrie fisher, this holiday special was to be like no other in this galaxy. Empire's end reveals that chewbacca's son from the star wars holiday special is now part of the official canon. If you haven't seen it, you have been spared the pain.