The Star Wars Christmas Parade

The Empire Strikes Back gets a dose of holiday cheer with a festive Christmas parade on Hoth. From Star Wars: Attack of the Phantom Past
Credits:
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is property of Disney
VFX by David Bizzaro
CAST:
Antonio Piluso: Binoculars man
Charles Torres: Snowspeeder pilot
Christiaan Van Der Galien: Dave
Craven Moorhaus: Duke
David Bizzaro: Wedge / Various
JC Powers: Snowspeeder pilot
Joe DiMare: Snowspeeder pilot
John Wilson: AT-AT parade operator
Justin Silverman: Zev Senesca
Matthew Gell: Emperor, DJ Dooku
Zak Koonce: Vader/Various
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[@Auralnauts]

Hey everyone! If you tried watching Episode 5 or this clip recently, you may have noticed them missing. It’s because they were both blocked by the owners of “Here Comes Santa Claus”. Apparently this year Santa is giving out copyright strikes instead of coal to all the bad boys. Stay tuned for a re-upload of Ep5, and the all new Obi-Wan Kenobi 1984 TV intro coming soon.

[@Eva-uw6uo]

Santa's a butt nugget.

[@cylusonsteam]

Yeah, I was just thinking of all the lost revenue that the creators of the song back in 1947 lost out on by you using it in a video

[@The_Kiosk]

I mean, it's atrocious now. But at the same time Mr. Palpatine has this Vince McMahon vibe so he'd pick out some Christmas elevator music.

[@lemonjelly]

I can't believe these scum

[@Craighetfield2024]

Unbelievable holiday music is copyrighted even tho it's used everywhere

[@TroyPacelli]

They won't see Santa; they're Rebels without a Claus.

[@TheHardys01]

Thank You

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

This is a horrible dad joke. I approve. 🎉

[@TroyPacelli]

@@AngeloBarovierSDFull disclosure, it's a joke I stole from Bantha Tracks back at the time between Empire and Jedi. You know, those gate-fold pamphlets before it became a full on magazine.

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

@@TroyPacelli Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch! There’s a blast from the past. Bantha Tracks!

[@yarcasm]

Bravo 👏🏾

[@eggscellentTH]

The emperor telling vader "hologram now!" gets me every time lol

[@mackjsm7105]

Fffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu....

[@xaero76]

FUUUUUUUUUUU....................... lol absolutely brilliant

[@libertyprime7911]

I will never stop laughing at this ending: "Vader. Hologram. Now." "Fuuuuuuuuk...."

[@HermitKing731]

I miss the original so much. There was something funny about a cheerful song about Santa coming to town being played over people screaming in pain and dying.

[@heintz256]

Same!

[@davetherave5]

@HermitKing731 this is 100% my favorite comment : )

[@sjbbruins]

Something about this feels darker though.

[@STOCKHOLM07]

Every step is a new nightmare. All I feel is pain.

[@FuImaDragon]

what happened to the original? I have a copy saved, i think, if people need it

[@SuperBC1975]

Classic. To me This is the REAL Star Wars Christmas Special.

[@david2869]

I was there. Forty five years ago, 1978, the real TV broadcast of the Star Wars Holiday Special. It was horrific... I can still hear the "whip whip stir stir" and the singing. God! The singing!

[@rithrius5384]

@@david2869 Grandpa wookie watching porn.

[@MaximGhost]

This just won the "Dad Joke of a Galaxy Far Far Away" award.

[@bullpuppy7455]

@@david2869 Holiday Special was the only real Star Wars. Episodes IV, V and VI were a complete joke, and will never be canon!

[@jonnyq680]

@@david2869 It was horrible. The Dark Side vomited a demonic broadcast upon an unsuspecting public. Millions of minds cried out and were suddenly stupefied in one swift stroke. Something terrible had happened and its repercussions ripple through Earth culture to this very day..

[@Zwackelmann173]

Hearing the rebel pilot say "I love Christmas" just fills my heart with joy

[@Feasco]

really shows how out of touch palpatine is

[@libertyprime7911]

Yeah you do!!!!!

[@ronaldbell7429]

I don't understand! I've been a good boy!

[@anarchy_79]

At the same time, "It doesn't make sense. I've been a GOOD boy", the guy is just so bummed out...

[@randallwong7196]

The reliable use of British actors in the SW universe makes the utterance of "Bollocks!" solidly fitting.

[@PaulSchlock]

The "I Love Christmas" Guy is still my favorite

[@emblemblade9245]

“I’ve been a good boy :(“

[@user-qc2vq8wo7t]

"I've been a goood boy..."

[@lukeyskywalker1251]

“Do you want to explain to me why we’re killing people right now?” God there’s so many memorable quotes in this one. Episode 5 is by far my favorite one you guys did!

[@willlauzon3744]

Wow...... there is just no way to spin this.....

[@johnnychopsocky]

Yep, all these years later, and the line reading for "I don't understand. I've been a good boy" still cracks me up.

[@Bluewah96]

Clearly you haven’t been

[@Feasco]

​@@Bluewah96haven't been what

[@sean7885]

@@Feasco A good boy

[@mrs.padmeskywalker9329]

"I don't understand. I've been a good boy." The betrayal in poor Wedge's voice is relatable. He's about 5 seconds away from figuring out that Santa doesn't exist and the whole thing is just one massive lie that grownups tell kids to get them to behave. Someone's about to head to the Dark side!

[@stefanbayoumi2399]

Since viewing this episode I find myself repeating "Yeah, I don't really think that's an issue right now!" on at least a weekly basis

[@IcePhysicsGaming]

Mine is: "Oh, it's too late for that, buddy!"

[@jaakkopontinen]

On a weekly basis from a video from two days ago? You're in a time anomaly or something :l

[@brye687]

3:22 "I don't understand, I've been a good boy" 😂

[@jackthenarrator4735]

It's been 8 years and only NOW the copyright goblins have decided to claim "Here Comes Santa Claus"? As much as I appreciate this quick revision of Ep.5, it just isn't the same without hearing Gene Autry echoing the valleys of Hoth as good boy rebels are getting eviscerated left and right.

[@alastairward2774]

It's been 8 years already? 😬

[@Auralnauts]

To clarify, this video and Ep5 were claimed from the moment they were released. But for some reason three days ago they graduated to a hard block. No idea why, but hey. We respect the decision.

[@jackthenarrator4735]

@@Auralnauts I hope I didn't come across as upset at you guys for this change. I should have phrased it differently. I completely understand the situation and am sorry and frustrated that you had to make it after producing this video the better part of a decade ago now.

[@TheRealNormanBates]

@@Auralnauts why? KZbin are a bunch of fascist dicks. PS: will there be an Episode 9?

[@tubulartuber]

i think the old version is back, check the 3 min version on their channel

[@Noxx55]

"I love christmas"

[@nartaga1624]

Not even Halloween yet and the Christmas propaganda has already begun.

[@44MagnumNA]

Sounds like a normal year in retail!

[@Fraulein_Sausageball]

This is seriously the first thing I thought when I saw this video pop up in recommended. In this case, however, I don't mind!

[@iprobablyforgotsomething]

It just isn't Halloween without the Christmas celebrations...

[@KesSharann]

Christmas usually starts in August.

[@madcircle7311]

It's the NNN singularity

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

I still crack up over: "I don't understand. I've been a good boy." "Yeah, Wedge, I don't think that's a issue right now!"

[@arcturionblade1077]

I remember fighting in the Christmas Wars. It was the exact opposite of Life Day, what with all the death and destruction.

[@lukecwolf]

The emporer imposing xmas on a planet that doesn't celebrate it horrifies me in the most hilarious way possible

[@robertwagstaff1126]

That's not The Emperor. It's Mr. Palpatine, CEO of Imperium Entertainment.

[@Tomattoism]

I don't understand. Auralnauts have been good :'(

[@stefanbayoumi2399]

Yeah, Matt? I don't really think that's an issue right now!

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

Stefan! Hologram! Now!

[@YourCapyBro_windows95_3DPipes]

@@AngeloBarovierSD hologram?!? OFFICE! NOW!

[@maxfredrick4349]

Damn. I know it's not your fault that this had to change, but it really was much funnier with the other music. I remember the first time I ever saw it, I think I laughed for almost 5 minutes straight. I was suffocating laughing. I'm sad to see it go. RIP one of the greatest jokes I've ever seen

[@TerrenceNowicki]

Who are the copyright holders of "Here Comes Santa Claus" (so I know who to relentlessly cyberbully)?

[@ericaclare4362]

Awe thanks for the correction guys, this is legitimately my favourite scene from this saga.

[@Y9s1]

HOLOGRAM, NOW!

[@lwrncschmchr]

When I think of Star Wars, I always think of petty office politics.

[@yappygm7433]

There's something about mixing both Jinglebells and explosions together that is both entertaining and unsettling.

[@tascruel]

For all the giggles, thank you Auralnauts! Early x-mas spirits! 🎅❄☃

[@booradley5127]

The reason doesn't even matter, any day that I get a notification of an Auralnauts video is a good day.

[@HankMcCoyMode]

New song still works great. I agree "Here Comes Santa Claus" is the best choice, but this is the next best thing. Also forgot how goddamn funny this sequence is. I'd definitely put this clip at the top of a "Best of Auralnauts" list. 3:22 "I don't understand...I've been a good boy." Always gets me cracking up like a maniac.

[@t.hurson2298]

All according to CREEPIO's plan

[@YoLo-bb2vc]

more like Darth Creepio the Meglomaniacal!

[@arcturionblade1077]

FLESH!

[@dutchmansmine9053]

The SINGULARITY ENGINE!!!

[@YoLo-bb2vc]

@@dutchmansmine9053 a machine so diabolical only a sith could create it! - the ghost of Obi Wan-Kenobi

[@sarahdaviscc]

CAN YOU SEE ME NOW, FATHER?

[@Feasco]

not since the Cincinnati Aerial Turkey Drop of Thanksgiving 1978 has there been such a sudden tragic turn in holiday cheer

[@jonlava173]

I love the Reindeer AT-AT’s blasting everything and everyone beneath them. So adorable! Now this is Christmas!

[@TheVGC]

Ah a classic

[@sarahdaviscc]

You can't argue with classic comedy.

[@heintz256]

Robotic Santa cracks me up every time.

[@thomasneal9291]

This is what you get when you try to change Life Day to "Christmas".

[@tanith117]

Its Life Day erasure, they want us to say Christmas instead of life day now, its Wookie Oppression!

[@butterpeanut1933]

Palp is like a examplary dogmatic boss that workers in old-schooled companies have to struggle with, lol

[@restart426]

I love how they revert to Hayden’s voice for darth. “Faaaahhhh” *slow spin* 🤣

[@soundpyre]

"Woah, hey! There's Santa!" Me: WTF?! Loved this! Nice work

[@SyndicateOperative]

Oh man! This is the last thing around that really gives me that old feeling of christmas - you know, the spirit of festivity.

[@ShakaCthulu]

I died at the AT-ST Claymation Santa. 😂

[@LittlePixelTM]

Wedge: "I don't understand - I've been a good boy" - Gold right there lol

[@macca420]

another iconic auralnauts video hot off the press

[@confused8425]

i think we need an entire clone wars parody from you guys

[@OgamiItto70]

I love it when a plan comes together!

[@justynjacobson]

Good to be reminded why auralnauts rule

[@robjackson606]

Even an Empire Holiday Parody is better than episodes 7-9

[@TheCapedWanderer]

I was smiling for a while but “Bro, this is sick” into his wrist-comm got me busting up 2:28

[@robe1142]

I’m in tears thanks for the laughs probably the funniest thing I’ve seen in a few years

[@alecrichards8574]

Brilliant..... this is the Star Wars we needed

[@joe-skeen]

I sure hope you were good this year, it looks like Santa just took out the Pearson house... INCOMING!

[@alisterfolson]

They should have over a million views. Then again, this is a national treasure that should be protected at all cost.

[@xaero76]

omg this is freaking Awesome!... seeing Santa cracked me up lmao...

[@waspshot23]

Can't believe I want despecialised editions of auralnauts videos now

[@MarleneBlackwinter]

Reindeer antlers on AT-AT walkers. LOL and this whole thing, especially Vader watching the accidental slaughter...remember a certain radio station in Cincinati and a certain Thanksgiving Turkey Give-away that went this kind of wrong??? LMAO I love this vid!! Sharing, of course!!

[@ryankuczynski5705]

Thought it was new content when the notification came in, but I'm not disappointed

[@Lumibear.]

Like futurama meets Star Wars, excellent stuff!

[@jackaloopt]

The ending was priceless 😂

[@OutsideTheTargetDemographic]

FAHHHHHHHHHH--- 😂

[@ShadowspawnOO7]

OMFG SANTA!!! LMAO This was awesome

[@henryburby6077]

Ill always love wege's pouty face when he says "i've been a good boy!"

[@the_destruction_slayer]

This video gives off the vibes of the edits from 2011. And that’s a compliment!

[@jigaretta]

Well, that Santa was the most hilarious and disturbing thing I've seen in a while

[@KarlSchmidtDev]

This always brings a smile to my face.

[@aluisious]

I lost my shit at "we're putting the Chris back into Chris'tmas." "...what?!"

[@AaaSWE]

"I've been a good boy" 😂

[@r2witco]

What the actual fo$k!! 😂 This is the only holiday video I will allow till at least Halloween has passed.

[@iancowan3527]

That's the way I remember it... Amazing I could drink that much and still breath underwater! Same thing happened at Macy's last Thanksgiving!

[@PaulArmory]

Yes! Great job! Please @Auralnauts , My Master, instruct me in the ways of the Force humor! I’m lacking with the skill set and know how needed. Great work, thank you for the positive imagination in a world with SW negative everywhere. That was and is FUN. 🥰

[@sknnyd2676]

Favorite scene

[@tru3sk1ll]

I bet nobody noticed that the auralnauts intro is actually from Atari 2600 Adventure, or at least a riff of it

[@Auralnauts]

This is the second comment we’ve seen about it in ten years. c:

[@tru3sk1ll]

@@Auralnauts Hell ya brother, the sounds from that game are so visceral - even more eerie because it's completely silent - and then the dragon chicken pops out the next frame and you clinchin those booty cheeks and runnin for yo life LOL

[@forceinfinity]

The victory tone when you get the chalice back to the gold castle as I recall. Iconic riff from an amazing game from back in the day!

[@ExNihiloComesNothing]

I love Christmas!

[@airplanenut89]

"You might want to hold off on broadcasting." "Oh, it's too late for that buddy. We've been broadcasting all morning, this Is live!" "Bollocks" Mu favorite part.

[@mikevanroy9356]

I'm glad the Star Wars Holiday Special got a sequel.

[@skenzyme81]

Gorgeous! A truly worthy edition. Well done!

[@JordanVanRyn]

It’s getting closer to Christmas and I’m already watching this awesome video! 😂😂 Happy Holidays, Star Wars fans!🎄

[@dianewilliams1125]

Oh my Force! This is epic! Thank you!😂😂😂

[@hannibalsolo4409]

Thanks for the laugh, I needed that

[@saraann8140]

OMG - Super wicked awesome 🤩 Lots of fun and very well done - Love it - Ty ty for the laughs 🥰

[@ryanrockers]

I am so glad this was made, thanks

[@scubadoo5263]

This is genius I cracked up 😂

[@HereForTheComments]

Christmas? We have confirmation that Auralnauts skips straight to Christmas when September gets here.

[@Concreteowl]

It brings warm feelings to my heart.

[@vertabun427]

I love christmas :)

[@steveboily8138]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 That's crazy! Good work!

[@albusplaustrum06]

Always a good day when Auralnauts releases a video.

[@CowboyRobot2000]

I like the 'Outland' theme in the background.🤣👍

[@calcariachimera]

Great work!

[@bondgabebond4907]

Gotta take one of those ATATs with me when I do Christmas shopping at Cosco.

[@dannops]

Love the music from "Outland" being used❤❤!!

[@RealSteveLarry]

This is better than anything since the Disney Buyout for Star Wars. Thank you.

[@cybersonic8472]

I've always hated Christmas so this is perfectly on brand for me lol

[@LarryJ602]

I stopped this at 45 seconds in, over how I'm still impressed with the set and realized, in today's Didney Star Wars that would all be CGI.

[@chopchop3458]

Thanks!! that was hilarious!!

[@user-qc2vq8wo7t]

Thanks! You guys are mad geniuses ...

[@Auralnauts]

Hey. Thanks so much.

[@Ben-pf9sw]

Keep the Santa Claus Chicken Walker in Christmas

[@Olliethelabradane]

Ahhhh! I’ve been bad!! That had me burst out laughing 😂

[@WhereDreamsEnd]

hopefully y'all will be able to restore it to it's orignal glory in 2042

[@SkyShazad]

DAMN I LOVE THIS CHANNEL

[@darthdigital666]

This was a good re edit from your original Christmas parody. Cool that you added music from Blade Runner and Outland.

[@Runehorn]

Omg this is awesome

[@mgabbard]

OMG - I'm crying! Gotta' go find my inhaler.

[@Nolanlvr]

Auralnauts are back, baby!