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A 40-year-old tradition, the first Lucasfilm holiday card was sent the same year the world first met Luke, Leia, and Han. Over time, the cards have featured fan favorites from throughout the saga, including R2-D2, C-3PO, and even Jabba the Hutt! In the spirit of the season, our friends from a galaxy not so far, far away shared some of their favorites with us below… You can find even more intergalactic cheer over at StarWars.com.
1979 Lucasfilm: R2-D2 and C-3PO shed the musical instruments of 1978 to don more holiday appropriate garb for the 1979 Lucasfilm holiday card, illustrated by Ralph McQuarrie1981 Lucasfilm: McQuarrie’s Santa Yoda actually appeared on two different holiday cards from Lucasfilm in 1981, one blue and one white, giving collectors an extra variant to hunt down (the illustration was resurrected again for the company’s 2012 card, making three variations to find!).1995 LucasArts: The Death Star gets ornamental in this card from LucasArts in 1995 by Peter Chan & Daniel Colon, Jr.2000 Lucas Learning: Padmé’s dress doubles as a holiday tree in this stunning card from Lucas Learning created by Maryn Roos.2013 Lucasfilm: ILM artist Tyler Scarlet designed this troupe of caroling bounty hunters, taking some creative liberty devising mouths for some of its vocally-challenged members.2016 Lucasfilm: ILM concept artist Doug Chiang created this stunning pop-up illustration of K-2SO, R2-D2 and BB-8 for Lucasfilm’s 2016 holiday card.
