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According to Leland Chee, the keeper of The Holocron, an internal Star Wars continuity database at Lucasfilm ( which contains at least 28 individual entries relating to elements of the holiday special ), most elements from the holiday special are definitely considered canon ; however, there are specific rules as to what is what.

First off, any element from the holiday special that is referenced in another work is considered C-Canon ( such as Life Day, Chewbacca's family, etc .).

Any element from the holiday special that is not referenced in other works is considered S-Canon, which means that it is canon, and that it " happened ," but its canonicity is not set in stone.

The only element from the holiday special where the canonicity was disputed was reused footage of Chief Bast, a character who was killed during the destruction of the Death Star from the first film.

Despite being portrayed by the same actor, he is intended to be a different character.