Showing posts with label Ralph McQuarrie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ralph McQuarrie. Show all posts

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Have Yourself a Star Wars Christmas with...CHRISTMAS IN THE STARS!

 Click on the pic to see the superb Ralph McQuarrie cover art in all it's glory!

You were expecting the Star Wars Christmas Special?
Released in 1980, this Christmas album was produced by Meco Monardo (who had previously-recorded Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk).
Anthony Daniels voiced C-3PO and sound designer Ben Burtt provided the sound effects he created for Star Wars to bring R2-D2 and Chewbacca to life!
'What Can You Get a Wookiee for Christmas (When He Already Owns a Comb)' reached #69 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart in 1980. (It was the third digitally-recorded single in chart history.)
Trivia: Jon Bon Jovi made his first recording ever on this album (credited as John Bongiovi), singing lead vocals on 'R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas.' Bon Jovi did it as a favor to his cousin Tony Bongiovi, one of the producers of the album.
Here's John (Finn) Boyega hearing this album for the first time!
(For the record, I got the album when it came out..and still have it!)

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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Ralph McQuarrie (June 13, 1929 - March 3, 2012)

From Star Wars to BattleStar Galactica to Star Trek, among many others...
Star Wars
 Ralph McQuarrie envisioned worlds beyond belief for two generations of movie and tv sf/fantasy fans.
BattleStar Galactica
Star Trek: Planet of the Titans (1976, unproduced)