The always enjoyable Jim Hill Media shuts down today until the 29th, with a final three posts. Walt Disney Christmas Stories has Wade Sampson recounting “a series of Christmas-related tales that feature the old Mousetro himself and the Studio’s resident genius, Ward Kimball, while Matt Springer’s The Essential Geek looks back at the infamous and not-so-special Star Wars Holiday Special – a guilty treat if you can hunt a copy down! Finally, and as Jim says, “How bad was the Star Wars Holiday Special really? So bad that it takes two people to write about it” – here’s Rick Gutierrez’s take on possibly the most misguided thing George Lucas ever did (though the Boba Fett cartoon segment was cool)!

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