History WesternAnimation / TheLEGOStarWarsHolidaySpecial

* MythologyGag: In addition to taking its name from the infamous ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial'' (as well as the concept of Life Day and Chewbacca's family, complete with archive audio clips from 1978), the special is an AffectionateParody of the ''Star Wars'' movies in general.

* ShoutOut: Narrator Yoda is dressed as Sam the Snowman from Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer.

Thankfully, there are way less incomprehensible Wookie noises, musical numbers, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] Creator/HarveyKorman this time around. And an actual plot, too -- albeit with a non-canon story, much like the original (though in a less-retroactive sense).

Said plot picks up after the events of ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'', with the surviving heroes arriving on Kashyyyk to celebrate Life Day with Chewbacca’s family, much like the original special. Rey has been attempting to mentor Finn in the ways of the Force, but to no avail, so she consults the Ancient Jedi Texts and learns about “a key to the past” that might hold the key to her future, which can only be accessed on Life Day.

** The story kicks off with Rey and BB-8 finding a key that opens portals to [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels the World Between Worlds]]. When they accidentally meet [=ROTJ!Palpatine=], he's still interested in accessing the World Between Worlds.

* MythologyGag: In addition to taking its name from the infamous ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial'', the special is an AffectionateParody of the ''Star Wars'' movies in general.

---> '''Hux''': Supreme Leader, we've prepared the- (sees Kylo shirtless) uh, shirts. I mean, ships to head to the pectoral locations- Platoon! Platoon locations across the midriff. Rim! Rim. For the... naval. Navy! Nav- Know what, I'll come back later.

* MythologyGag: The special is an AffectionateParody of the infamously silly ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial''.

* ExactWords: Rey swears to BB-8 that she'll use the Key one last time to see one more master and apprentice duo. It sends them to Vader and Palpatine on the second Death Star.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: Rey and Luke team up against Vader and Palpatine during ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.
* {{MacGuffin}}: Rey and BB-8 stumble upon an ancient relic, a "key", that can open portals to the World Between Worlds anywhere instead of pre-determined areas like on Lothal and Malachor. And then [=ROTJ!Palpatine=] finds out about it...

* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Vader thinks "Death Star II" is too derivative and suggests they use "Starkiller Base" instead. Palpatine scoffs, calling his suggestion "the stupidest name he's ever heard". Later, Kylo mentions that the Death Star II was the inspiration for his Starkiller Base, and Vader is a little put out when Palpatine says he's impressed by the name.

Thankfully, there are way less incomprehensible Wookie noises, musical numbers, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] Creator/HarveyKorman this time around. And an actual plot, too -- albeit with a non-canon story, much like the original.

* LetsYouAndHimFight:
** Rey and Luke team up against Vader and Palpatine during ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.

Thankfully, there’s way less incomprehensible Wookie noises, musical numbers, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] Creator/HarveyKorman this time around. And an actual plot, too -- albeit with a non-canon story, much like the original.

As Poe and the rest of the gang try to prepare for his Life Day party, Rey, alongside BB-8, set out on a trip to an abandoned Jedi Temple to search for the “key to the past”, which turns out to be a crystal that allows them to travel though time.

** As shown in the trailer, the cast briefly show up during the fight at the start of the Season 1 finale of ''Series/TheMandalorian''. Mando, IG-11, the Child, and the Stormtroopers (and Death Troopers) are baffled by what's going on.
** The trailer also shows Max Rebo playing at the Resistance's holiday party.

* CutenessProximity: In the trailer, Rey and Vader are [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext fighting in literal mid-air]] during ''Series/TheMandalorian'' Chapter 8 and briefly pause to admire the Child below them.
* DonutMessWithACop: In the trailer, the heroes and bad guys podrace past two Clone Troopers waiting on their speederbikes with a donut and caf in hand.

* LetsYouAndHimFight: From the trailer:

* {{MacGuffin}}: The trailer shows that Rey and BB-8 stumble upon an ancient relic, a "key", that can open portals to the World Between Worlds anywhere instead of pre-determined areas like on Lothal and Malachor. And then [=ROTJ!Palpatine=] finds out about it...

* PleasePutSomeClothesOn: In the trailer, [=TROS!Kylo=] is shirtless when he meets Palpatine and Vader, and after the camera puts emphasis on his abs, the former asks him to put a shirt on. Guess Palps can't handle his swoleness...
* VerbalBackspace: In the trailer, upon seeing [=ANH!Luke=], Vader recognizes him as "my son", then awkwardly corrects himself, saying that he meant the binary ''suns'' behind Luke.

* WhereItAllBegan: The trailer and promotional pictures show that Rey's time-traveling shenanigans eventually culminates in all the people they've crossed paths with having a huge battle on Tatooine.
* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Vader thinks "Death Star II" is too derivative and suggests they use "Starkiller Base" instead. Palpatine scoffs, calling his suggestion "the stupidest name he's ever heard".

HilarityEnsues as Rey travels throughout the events of the Skywalker Saga and meets many familiar faces, initially traveling to events like Luke’s training on Dagobah to learn how to be a better teacher to Finn, but soon ending up having to try and keep the crystal out of the hands of Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine circa ''Return of the Jedi'', the latter wanting to use it so he can undo his defeat three decades into the future, culminating in a massive clash between three generations of heroes and villains in front of the Lars homestead.

''The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special'' is an upcoming animated Toys/{{LEGO}} ''Franchise/StarWars'' special set to premiere on Creator/DisneyPlus, on November 17, 2020... 42 years to the day from the premiere of the last time ''Star Wars'' took a crack at holiday specials with the infamous travesty known as ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial''.

* AnAsskickingChristmas: The events of the story take place on the eve of Life Day, the ''Star Wars'' equivalent of Christmas.