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Great Links: Holiday Edition

| December 22, 2009 | By: Anthony Pascale 41 comments so far

Star Trek Holiday 2009 Links

Here are some intersections of Star Trek and the holiday season of 2009.

Merry Trekmas – the Free Star Trek Christmas CD Musician Rick Moyer has put together a collection of original Star Trek Christmas songs and made them available online for free, including CD artwork. You can download them all off his website christrocks.com/merrytrekmas . Here is a promo video for the project.

Star Trek Tree Hallmark Star Trek ornaments have been a staple of Trekkie Christmas for decades and this year there are lots of Star Trek Christmas Tree videos on YouTube , but this one from Vicky of Texas is a favorite because the tree is made of aluminum, and even comes with a Star Trek tree blanket.

Star Trek Menorah Of course Star Trek embraces all faiths. Last week, the eight day Jewish holiday of Hanukah ended on the 19th. Each day of Hanukah is traditionally counted down with a menorah, with a candle or light for each night. But the folks at at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories helped a couple turn the Star Trek Pez into a speical Star Trek menorah.

Spock inspires giving The new Star Trek movie has a scene with young Spock being quizzed, and it is this scene that has inspired a non profit fund raiser who wrote an editorial for the Florida Sun Sentinel titled Generosity is Best When Given Freely . Here is an excerpt:

In the latest Star Trek movie, a prequel to the television series, a young, proto-logical Spock contemplates the idea, "morally praiseworthy but not morally obligatory." Although swiftly spoken, the phrase catches attention. As a nonprofit executive whose role mainly involves motivating private, voluntary financial contributions (that are praiseworthy) to complement government funds earmarked to address specifically defined, community-centered needs (obligatory), I found the idea worth investigating, especially at this time, in a season of giving. [ read the rest ]

The Lost Star Trek Holiday Episode? The Whatever Blog has put together their list of 10 Least Successful Holiday Specials of All Time , which includes the following:

The Lost Star Trek Christmas Episode: “A Most Illogical Holiday” (1968) Mr. Spock, with his pointy ears, is hailed as a messiah on a wintry world where elves toil for a mysterious master, revealed to be Santa just prior to the first commercial break. Santa, enraged, kills Ensign Jones and attacks the Enterprise in his sleigh. As Scotty works to keep the power flowing to the shields, Kirk and Bones infiltrate Santa’s headquarters. With the help of the comely and lonely Mrs. Claus, Kirk is led to the heart of the workshop, where he learns the truth [ read the rest ]

Klingon Christmas Carol Earlier this month the Commedia Beauregard in Minneapolis, MN once again showed their Klingon interpretation of the Dicken’s classic "A Christmas Carol". Here is a news report about the live show from a couple years ago.

Photo of the week: Santa Spock Karracaz from Deviant Art has created this Christmas Spock. (Click image to enlarge).

14 Star Trek Episodes That Capture The Christmas Spirit

The "Star Trek" franchise has spanned more than fifty years, nine television series, thirteen feature films , and over 800 episodes — but, largely thanks to creator Gene Roddenberry's secular attitudes, has never produced a single Christmas episode. Outside of a few off-hand mentions, Earth religions have never had a big part in the franchise, so you're not going to find an episode where the crew gathers for Christmas dinner or exchanges gifts beneath a lit tree.

But despite never having had a celebratory Christmas episode, the franchise has had plenty of stories that capture the meaning of the holiday just the same. While the show has waded into darker territory and featured stories of all kinds, it's always been at its best projecting hope and positivity. It's the franchise's uplifting, inspirational values that have helped it resonate for more than half a century, with episodes built on messages of hope and love, charity and good deeds, more like the best Christmas stories have to offer than dystopian science fiction.

This Christmas season, rather than compile a list of "Star Trek" episodes that mention the Holy Spirit, Santa Claus, or Ebenezer Scrooge, here are specific episodes from nearly every series that embody the Christmas spirit.

14. Journey to Babel (Star Trek, Season 2, Episode 10)

The Enterprise is on its way to a peace conference on Babel when they stop to pick up an Ambassador — a sagely Vulcan named Sarek — who is revealed to be none other than Spock's own father. Everyone is surprised but Spock, and it soon becomes clear there's bad blood between the father and son. It's the first episode to delve into the heritage of Spock, a man torn between his human and Vulcan sides, never fully welcomed by either culture.

Kirk's peace mission to Babel is derailed when the delegates refuse to get along, seemingly at odds over the admission of the Coridan to the Federation. There have always been tensions between these groups, and Sarek is distrustful of the Tellarites' motives. When the Tellarite ambassador Gav turns up dead, Sarek is implicated in the murder. Sarek however falls suddenly ill, and only the aggrieved Spock can save him.

Amidst this family crisis, there's an assassination attempt on Captain Kirk just as a mysterious ship attacks, and it's clear not all is as it seems. Someone is intent on disrupting the peace conference, and saving Sarek and the Enterprise will require everyone to put aside their distrust and work together. There may not be any tinsel or sleigh bells, but "Journey To Babel" captures the spirit of Christmas with themes of love, family, and charity, and looking past our differences to work together in friendship.

13. Transfigurations (Star Trek TNG, Season 3, Episode 25)

In one of many under-appreciated episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "Transfigurations" sees the crew take in an alien refugee, a man with amnesia they call John Doe, who seems to be in some sort of danger and is exhibiting strange abilities. He can heal others with a touch, and his mere presence seems to bring joy and happiness to everyone around him.

But an alien ship comes looking for him, calling him a dangerous escaped criminal, and demands his return — for an execution. The crew of the Enterprise, including Dr. Crusher (who has fallen in love with him), can't reconcile that description with the man they've come to know. He saved Worf's life, helped Geordi become a happier, more confident version of himself, and has done nothing but bring positivity and good spirits to the Enterprise. In the end we learn that his race is slowly undergoing an evolution into a new form of life, one that carries with it incredible insight and enlightenment. John Doe's people fear those who have undergone this change, and want them eliminated.

It certainly isn't mentioned among anybody's rankings of the best "Star Trek" stories, but "Transfigurations" is a strong episode nonetheless, one that deserves recognition. It deals with themes of rebirth, and the power of love and light, making it perhaps the truest expression of the Christmas spirit in "Trek" history.

12. The Inner Light (Star Trek TNG, Season 5, Episode 25)

Frequently cited as one of the best "Star Trek" episodes ever, "The Inner Light" tells a heartwarming family tale that begins with the Enterprise encountering a strange alien probe. Struck by a beam of energy from the craft, Picard is knocked unconscious, and wakes up on a strange planet in a new life. His name is Kamen, he is married and living on a far-off planet called Kataan — one he soon learns is slowly dying of some form of climate change.

Over the course of the story Picard lives an entire lifetime on Kataan as Kamen, fathering three children (even grandchildren), all the while trying to help his community find a solution to the planet's climate woes. He loses his best friend to illness, watches his wife die by his side as the planet withers, and he knows his grandchildren may not have a community left as they get older. But he learns the government is preparing a latch-ditch effort to save their species, a space-faring probe that will carry with it a sophisticated technology allowing others to experience life on their world.

When Picard wakes up, he struggles to remember he is Jean-Luc Picard, having just lived an entire lifetime in an instant. He was person their probe found, and he alone is left to carry the memory of their people. "The Inner Light" is a celebrated story with an important lesson at its core: Treasure those you love, because you never know when they might not be there anymore.

11. Tapestry (Star Trek TNG, Season 6, Episode 15)

Best described as a "Star Trek" version of "A Christmas Carol," Picard dies at the start of "Tapestry," only to be met by Q in the apparent afterlife. But he's not here to usher the captain to heaven, instead offering Picard the chance to change his past. Finding himself back in his early Starfleet days, he's aboard a space station with two fellow graduates, awaiting their first assignments. It's a period when Picard was more arrogant and reckless, and he's here to avoid a confrontation that would get him impaled through the back.

But while attempting to chart a more responsible course for himself, he becomes romantically linked with a young cadet he'd regretted never pursuing. Trying to play the role of mature, responsible officer, Picard succeeds in alienating his best friend. Having made the changes he wanted, Q snaps him back to the present, where he's no longer dead — and no longer Captain Picard — but a low level crewman aboard the Enterprise. Picard now realizes that the mistakes he made in his youth helped him become the man he was.

Putting aside an uncomfortable scene where 52-year-old Patrick Stewart gets physical with the 18-year old actress playing his old flame, it's one of the series' best installments — a story of life, love, and regret where every moment is shown to be precious.

10. In The Cards (Deep Space Nine, Season 5, Episode 25)

Perhaps the closest "Deep Space Nine" ever came to a Christmas special , "In the Cards" presented Jake Sisko, who was looking to cheer up his father when he noticed the war taking its toll on the Captain.

The Dominion War, of course, hasn't been good for anyone on the station. But Jake thinks by helping his father it will help everyone, since the elder Sisko is both the station's commander and the Emissary of the Prophets. When an auction at Quark's bar reveals a vintage 20th century baseball card for sale, Jake sets out to acquire it as a gift, but it falls into the possession of a mysterious visitor instead.

The visitor turns out to be a scientist studying the nature of death, demanding a collection of strange items in exchange for the card — items needed to complete his latest experiment. To acquire what he's asking for, Jake — aided by his friend Nog — must do a series of favors for a number of people on the station. In getting the card for his father, they end up lifting the spirits of everyone involved, including the Federation's most vile enemies. In the middle of the Dominion War, "In the Cards" proves to be an uplifting, inspiring series entry that shows not just the importance of family, but of how far one charitable deed can go, and the effect a little joy can have on people.

9. The Visitor (Deep Space Nine, Season 4, Episode 2)

Along with "The Inner Light," the "Deep Space Nine" episode "The Visitor" is often voted among the best — or at least the most powerful — episodes of the franchise, and for good reason. Its message of love and family will speak to anyone with a parent or child in their life.

"The Visitor" sees the apparent death of Captain Sisko in the episode's opening scene, when after a crisis aboard the Defiant he is attempting to syphon energy from the warp core. This devastating loss happens right before the eyes of his teenage son Jake.

The younger Sisko struggles to deal with his father's death, falling into a deep depression. One night, however, Jake is thrown for a loop when his father materializes in front him, lost and confused by what has happened. But just as soon as he appears, he vanishes again.

The crew soon discover that Captain Sisko isn't dead, but lost in a layer of space that sees him reappear during a rare cosmic cycle, and it is tied to the presence of his son. Over the next sixty years, Jake Sisko abandons his wife and career and devotes his entire life to bringing his father back. It all ends with time being reset, and the father and son getting a fresh start. But "The Visitor" is more than a mind-bending time travel tale — it's a story of family, of second chances, and how the bond between loved ones cannot be bound by space or time.

8. The Sound of Her Voice (Deep Space Nine, Season 6, Episode 25)

Perhaps overshadowed by the season finale that followed it, "The Sound of Her Voice" dealt with the effects the war was taking on the station's crew. A distress call from the U.S.S. Olympia reveals that its captain, Lisa Cusak, is the sole survivor of an accident that left her stranded on an inhospitable planet. Her situation is dire, her food and medical rations running low, and the Defiant is days away at maximum warp. Sisko immediately changes course, but the clock is ticking as Cusak is suffering from a rapidly deteriorating illness.

The crew takes turns over the next three days keeping the stranded officer company over subspace radio, and their discussions become therapy sessions, with Captain Cusak helping them understand the heavy toll the war is taking on them. Emphasizing that the burden need not be shouldered alone, and to hold on to dear friendships in times of need, the Defiant's crew take her words to heart.

As the crew adopts this newfound vow not to let the war pull them apart, and to cherish their time together, it becomes especially poignant given that the series was entering its final season. Though the episode would conclude on a more somber note than most on this list (including a twist ending), it leaves the audience with a message of love and hope, of family and friendship that resonates more loudly during the Christmas season.

7. 11:59 (Voyager, Season 5, Episode 22)

Take away the opening and closing scenes set aboard Voyager and you might mistake this one for a genuine Hallmark Christmas special. Essentially one long flashback, the episode has Janeway telling the story of her ancestor Shannon O'Donnel, who reportedly helped build a historic Earth monument more than 300 years prior (at the dawn of the 21st century), something the Captain takes great family pride in.

Flashback to just after Christmas in the year 2000 when we meet Henry Janeway, a disgruntled book shop owner refusing to sell his store and home to a corporate bigwig who wants to build a massive "self-sustaining civic environment" that Janeway sees as little more than a glorified shopping mall. Along comes a stranger — Shannon O'Donnel — a down-on-her-luck passerby who Janeway gives accommodations. Over the course of the story, O'Donnel is determined to convince Janeway there is value in selling his home, and that this "Millennium Gate" may be for the best interests of the community. Along the way, Shannon and Henry fall in love, and the rest is history.

As the episode closes, Captain Janeway realizes that family stories through the years have exaggerated O'Donnel's role in the project, but she takes pride nonetheless. It's a holiday story of love, heritage, starting over, and accepting people for who they are rather than what we may want them to be. If it hadn't been an episode of "Star Trek," it just might have become a '90s TV Christmas classic.

6. The Gift (Voyager, Season 4, Episode 2)

Following on the heels of "Scorpion," Borg drone Seven of Nine is left aboard Voyager. Isolated from the hive mind but still brainwashed by the Borg and uninterested in what Voyager has to offer, Seven demands to be returned to the collective. Janeway is unwilling to give up on the lost soul Seven, but just when they think they've found a way to bring back her humanity, her cybernetic implants start killing her. With little knowledge of Borg physiology, The Doctor is at a loss, and unless the problem is corrected, they may lose their newest friend.

Elsewhere, Kes is undergoing a strange and sudden biological change, with her telepathic abilities becoming more and more powerful. With Seven in danger, it's Kes who uses her new and improved insight and telekinesis to locate the problem and correct the fault in her implants, saving the ex-Borg. But when Kes's telepathic powers get out of control, she begins posing a danger to the entire ship, and realizes her time on Voyager is coming to an end.

Undergoing a remarkable transformation, Kes leaves the ship — and the series. But out of gratitude for having welcomed her into their family and guiding her to adulthood, she gives Voyager one final gift, using her newfound power to catapult Voyager ten years closer to home. Touching on themes of gratitude, charity, and faith, "The Gift" also teaches us never to give up on those in need.

5. Barge Of The Dead (Voyager, Season 6, Episode 3)

You might not expect an episode titled "Barge of The Dead" to be an uplifting one, but it's as close to a Klingon Kristmas Special as you will get on "Star Trek," as the ship's resident half-Klingon struggles with matters of faith and family. In the episode, Torres (who has always resented her Klingon side) begins to have visions of the Klingon Barge of The Dead, a mythical vessel said to ferry the souls of dishonored Klingons to the netherworld Gre'thor. But aboard the barge she meets her mother Miral, on her way to Klingon hell ... and it's her fault.

According to the barge's captain Kortar, Miral's dishonor came from her daughter's rejection of the Klingon faith; to save her, B'elanna must finally embrace her heritage. Realizing that to save her mother, she herself may have to go Gre'thor in Miral's place, she at first tries to use Voyager's technology to cheat fate and save her mother. Kortar sees through her ruse, but Miral helps her understand the real solution: live as an honorable Klingon, believe and have faith. When she reawakens on Voyager, B'elanna is left to wonder if it was all a dream, or perhaps something more? In the end it doesn't matter, it's her belief that means the most.

4. Terra Nova (Star Trek: Enterprise, Season 1, Episode 6)

A fascinating tale of family and acceptance begins with Archer and the Enterprise visiting a lost colony called Terra Nova, settled by humans almost 75 years earlier, but which lost contact with Earth shortly after its founding.

Here to solve the mystery of what happened to them, the crew finds no trace of the colonists, but instead encounter a violent, primitive race of subterranean aliens ready to kill them on sight. These barbarians believe Archer and his crew are the same people who "gutted" their people once before.

But Enterprise learns that these "aliens" are no aliens at all, but descendants of the original Novan colonists, whose settlement fled underground after a meteor strike. When radiation poisoning killed all of the adults, only the youngest children were left to fend for themselves. Archer tries to convince them they are the same race, but the Novans are steadfast in their hatred of humans and refusal to make peace. After helping cure one of the Novans of cancer aboard the ship, trust slowly develops, and Archer wants to return them to Earth to start over.

But the Novans have no interest in going, and so the crew must find a way to help without destroying their newfound culture. Archer must accept that the Novans may be part of the great human family, but they have found their own path that they must walk alone.

3. Carbon Creek (Star Trek: Enterprise, Season 2, Episode 2)

"Carbon Creek" touches on themes of understanding, tolerance, acceptance and keeping an open mind to those who are different. Recalling the "Voyager" episode "11:59," we're once again taken into the past with a series star playing their own ancestor, this time Jolene Blalock as T'Mir, the great-grandmother to T'Pol. The year is 1957, and T'Mir is aboard a Vulcan survey ship when they detect Earth's first artificial satellite. Investigating this new human space technology, they divert to Earth, crash landing in Carbon Creek, Pennsylvania.

Realizing their wait for rescue may be long, the Vulcans make a life for themselves in the rural town. While T'Mir wants the team to keep their distance from humans (harshly judging them for their backwards ways), officer Mestral grows a fondness for the people he meets — fascinated by their world, even forming friendships with them (much to T'Mir's dismay).

But T'Mir doesn't understand Earthlings, and is skeptical of human nature and the vast differences between their cultures. She eventually does form a bond with a local boy struggling to get into college, and leaves him a parting gift before her return to Vulcan. In the end, however, it's Mestral who gets the happy ending, as his affection for humanity causes him to remain on Earth, building a new life in Carbon Creek.

2. New Eden (Star Trek: Discovery, Season 2, Episode 2)

This episode has Burnham wrestling with her vision of an angel, as Stamets grapples with his own visions of his dead husband. Meanwhile, on the search for a mysterious signal, the U.S.S. Discovery — under command of the Enterprise's Captain Pike — investigates a world known as New Eden.

This far-off planet on the other side of the galaxy is inhabited by humans who were mysteriously transported there by an angelic being some 200 years before. Their society has evolved independent of Earth, Starfleet, and the Federation, and they have created a mono-theistic belief system that appears to be a homogenized blending of all Earth's religions.

One of the few episodes to directly confront issues of religion, "New Eden" explores faith, tolerance, acceptance, and rebirth, and even touches on matters of family as Burnham reconnects with her estranged foster brother Spock. While the season-long mystery of the Red Angel would have no ties to Earthly theology, its visual symbolism and role in "New Eden" is rife with religious significance that's given more meaning at the holiday season.

1. Et in Arcadia Ego (Star Trek: Picard, Season 1, Episode 10)

Though it might be hard to watch as a standalone episode, given the single-story nature of "Star Trek: Picard," this double-length final episode of the show's first season saw a bitter sweet end to the story, as Picard fought to save a colony of artificial life forms from extinction at the hands of the Romulans.

Over the first half of the series, audiences saw how Federation and Starfleet had lost their way, and Picard had come out of retirement to try to set things right. In the finale, the former captain of the Enterprise risks everything to save the wayward androids, getting a little help from Starfleet (and his former first officer) along the way.

In another bittersweet but inspirational ending, we say a final goodbye to a beloved member of the "Star Trek" family in what ranks among the franchise's most touching, emotional moments. At the same time, we see the renewed spirit of Jean-Luc Picard — both literally and figuratively — and see the Federation returned to its former glory as protectors of the less fortunate. While the debut season of "Star Trek: Picard" had its flaws, this episode established that it is ultimately a tale about beginnings and endings, life, death, and rebirth, with messages of charity and selflessness — and what's more Christmas than that?

3 fascinating episodes of Star Trek to watch on Christmas

By mike poteet | dec 21, 2021.

Hero Collector’s New Star Trek Starfleet Starships Collection. Image courtesy Hero Collector

Looking for Star Trek Christmas episodes? Try these!

Unlike that other big “star” franchise, Star Trek has never mounted a full-on holiday special . Not that I’d be opposed to one. In fact, this age of peak Trek we’re living in might be the perfect time for the franchise to try some Star Trek Christmas episodes.

For example, I expect Lower Decks could have a field day putting on a “Star Trek Holiday Special.” Maybe the Cerritos would have to get security chief Kayshon back to the Tamarian homeworld in time to celebrate the festival of “Claus, His Reindeer Flying.”

For better or worse (likely for better), Trek has explicitly mentioned Christmas very few times in its 55 years. Star Trek: Generations marks Christmas’s biggest cameo, as Picard experiences an illusory celebration of the holiday in the Nexus. Redshirts’ own Chad Porto makes the case that scene’s only one reason Generations qualifies as a Christmas movie . And there’s always the infamous “science lab Christmas party,” graced by one Dr. Helen Noel (see what they did there?), in the original series episode “Dagger of the Mind.”

But what other Trek productions might qualify as holiday fare? I suggested a few possibilities back when marketers were pushing “Christmas in July.” Now, as you plan your viewing for the actual season, here are three more possible Star Trek Christmas episodes for adding some festivity from the final frontier to your holiday.

Three episodes to watch on Christmas

“Tapestry” (TNG – S6E15)

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) is the beloved holiday film in which a despondent George Bailey, about to end his life on Christmas Eve because he believes he’s failed his family and friends, sees what the world would have been like without him, courtesy of an angel-in-training named Clarence. Realizing his absence would have made the world a poorer place, George embraces life again, and Clarence earns his wings.

Q’s not out to earn any wings in the TNG episode “Tapestry.” But he does give Captain Picard a look at what the world would have been like without him. Sure, a version of Jean-Luc Picard is present—but it’s an always-play-it-safe, duty-before-everything version, not the heroic captain of the Enterprise. Picard learns that his life has been wonderful, even with wrong choices, regrets, and “loose threads.” He says he owes Q “a debt of gratitude” for making him appreciate the tapestry of his life.

No, It’s not quite George Bailey saying, “Attaboy Clarence!” as a bell on the Christmas tree rings! But as a Star Trek Christmas episode, “Tapestry” reminds us life is a gift, one worth living to the fullest extent we can.

“Starship Mine” (TNG – S6E18)

Mere weeks after “Tapestry,” TNG gave us another could-be “Christmas episode” with “Starship Mine,” in which Picard defends an otherwise completely abandoned Enterprise from terrorists.

How does this scenario relate to the Yuletide season? Two movies show the way. In Home Alone (1990), a young boy accidentally left behind at Christmas by his vacationing family, defends his house against burglars. And in what the internet insists is a Christmas movie, Die Hard (1988), Bruce Willis’ character John McClane violently but definitively defends Nakatomi Plaza from the late Alan Rickman’s Hans Gruber and other bad guys.

In one uncharacteristically action-packed hour, Picard’s predicament in “Starship Mine” mirrors the plots of both of these modern “Christmas classics.” When viewed as a Star Trek Christmas episode, it can, like those movies, how the love of our families and our homes can lead good to triumph over evil.

(Plus: Wouldn’t you pay good quatloos to hear Sir Patrick Stewart shout, “Yippee-ki-yay, [expletive]”?I know I would!)

“Bread and Circuses” (TOS – S2 E25)

Even if they also enjoy all the Santas and sugarplums, millions of people consider Christmas primarily an observance of Jesus of Nazareth’s birth. Trek generally steers clear of engaging real-world religions. But in “Bread and Circuses” the original series put a spotlight on whom Christians consider “the reason for the season”—with a twist.

In the episode’s tag scene, Kirk, Spock, and McCoy muse about the “sun worshipers” they encountered on the (prosaically named) planet 892-IV, whose society was essentially a 20th-century Roman Empire. But Lt. Uhura is the one who shed slight on their confusion.

Historians and Christians who are honest about church history—and I count myself as one who tries—know the movement begun in Jesus’ name hasn’t always lived up to the “philosophy of total love and total brotherhood” for which Dr. McCoy here credits it.

So Christmas can be an especially good time to remember again the angelic song of “peace on earth, goodwill to all,” and do our part to make it a reality for everyone well before the 23rd century arrives.

What are your suggestions for Star Trek Christmas episodes? Let’s swap ideas in the comments!

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Why It's Time For A Star Trek Holiday Special

Make it so, and let it snow.

We’re in a golden age of Star Trek , and it was more evident this year than any prior. Fans were gifted new episodes from many shows for the better part of the year, and it’s looking like 2023 will be the same story based on the upcoming Star Trek TV shows . This franchise has come a long way from its hiatus following the ending of Enterprise , and while modern Trek has given its fans a lot, there’s still more to give. Among those things, I’m still waiting on a proper holiday special that I can watch every year when the snow starts falling and chestnuts are roasting on the nearest replicator.

Sure, we have Star Trek Generations ' small reference to Christmas, as well as some sparse other mentions across the shows. However, there’s nothing that really captures the true spirit of the holidays, or how Starfleet would acknowledge it. Some fans may wonder what the point in doing that would be, especially after decades of projects avoiding such a special, but I believe there are plenty of good reasons why one should happen, and now is the perfect time to “make it so.”

Michael Burnham standing in the snow on Star Trek: Discovery on Paramount+

Star Trek Has A Lot Of Shows Capable Of Making A Great Holiday Special With

Star Trek has a lot of shows streaming at the moment, and even more on the way. The best part about that is all of these shows bring a different vibe and feeling despite coming from the same basic premise. In the context of crafting a holiday special, this is a huge advantage for Trek . Each and every series could do a holiday episode, and it would feel totally different from the others.

Wouldn’t it be nice to see Captain Christopher Pike home at his cabin for the holidays watching some old Christmas classic? Or wouldn’t it be cool to see the Lower Decks crew trapped in some endless hologram simulation of A Christmas Carol ? I also have a hunch that any Star Trek: Discovery holiday special would make me cry my eyes out, but that’s nothing new because that show always excels at bringing the feels.

Having a lot of Trek shows is also a plus towards a holiday special because it means that one series can commit to a holiday special while others might be hard at work writing or in production on their next season. Hell, there’s even a possibility someone like actor and frequent Trek director Jonathan Frakes could be given charge over a holiday special and bring in some classic franchise cast members to make it happen while the other shows do their thing. These ideas are free, Paramount, don’t hesitate to use them!

Data dressed as Scrooge on the holodeck in Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek Hasn't Touched Much On Modern Holidays Like Christmas, So There's Some Uncharted Territory To Explore

Star Trek hasn’t really touched on holidays like Christmas or other modern holidays a ton in its history, and there’s probably a big reason behind that. The franchise has often skirted around the topic of most real-life religions, likely in part because creator Gene Roddenberry has widely been described as a humanist, as well as an atheist (via Heavy ). As such, one wouldn’t have expected holidays with a religious association to God to come up, though I will say one of the handful of times that Trek has mentioned Christmas occurred in The Original Series during the episode “Daggers of the Mind,” when Roddenberry was most involved in the franchise.

The truth of the matter is that Star Trek actually deals with religion a good deal, but rarely religions that are rooted in Earth history. I can’t say that this new era of Star Trek has really bucked that trend, but this certainly is a time where many creative minds are re-defining and re-imagning what Star Trek is. Given that, I think there’s a way for one of these writers or showrunners to come up with a holiday special that is a treat for fans, but also something that doesn’t necessarily fly in the face of Roddenberry’s vision for Trek . Even if it did, William Shatner claims that Roddenberry Roddenberry wouldn’t care much for the new era of Trek anyway, so what’s one more affront to his vision if that’s true?

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The fact that Star Trek has dodged holiday episodes and specials for so long means there’s a lot of uncharted territory to explore. Star Trek: Discovery showed with its jump to the future in Season 3 that shows can do a good deal of fun stuff with a blank slate to work with. Earth holidays are definitely more or less blank slate territory in this franchise. So wouldn’t it be great if someone “boldly” went and charted out a path for how best to handle holiday specials?

Many Other Major Franchises Have Holiday Specials

While I can certainly understand why a franchise like Star Trek hasn’t been quick to emulate other franchises and their trends, times have changed. We’re living in an era where Trek is pumping out more content than Star Wars . And yet, Star Wars and other similar franchises that keep a constant presence in the public eye all have holiday specials, so I ask, why not Star Trek ?

In the past, the answer might’ve been the interest is too niche, and the lack of mass appeal would cause a network hesitation in airing it. Well, we now live in an age where Paramount+ is the home to all Star Trek television, and a place where a studio can drop a special on there with no regard for primetime scheduling, when to air it, and the audience that might be subjected to it. Paramount+ is a platform for Star Trek and should be the home for a holiday special!

I can certainly acknowledge and foresee the complaint of many that most holiday specials aren’t good. In fact, the Star Wars Holiday Special most people are familiar with is actually quite terrible, but that’s ok. Besides the fact that it feels unlikely Star Trek would fumble the ball with a holiday special in this golden era where we’re getting amazing things like updates on Janeway and Chakotay in a children’s show, these specials often get a pass. After all, the holidays are a time for forgiveness, and definitely a time where many subpar Christmas movies get airplay regardless of their prestige. I just really want a Trek holiday special I can watch every year, guys, so hopefully this can happen.

Anyone with a Paramount+ subscription can binge their favorite secular Star Trek shows right now. Who knows if the day will come where a holiday special eventually arrives on the platform, but I can guarantee I’ll be one of the first people to binge it should that day ever come.

Mick Joest is a Content Producer for CinemaBlend with his hand in an eclectic mix of television goodness. Star Trek is his main jam, but he also regularly reports on happenings in the world of Star Trek, WWE, Doctor Who, 90 Day Fiancé, Quantum Leap, and Big Brother. He graduated from the University of Southern Indiana with a degree in Journalism and a minor in Radio and Television. He's great at hosting panels and appearing on podcasts if given the chance as well.

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Star Trek May Not Have Christmas, But It Has More Holiday Spirit Than You Think

The Federation may not celebrate Christmas in Star Trek, but there's more holiday spirit in the sci-fi series than you think.

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Since its first entry “The Man Trap” aired on Sept. 8 1966, Star Trek has released almost 900 episodes and 13 feature films. And yet, none of those TV episodes or movie releases have delved into that most popular of genres, the Christmas story.

Anyone who knows about the production of The Original Series can understand the reason for that omission. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry placed religion alongside racism and capitalism as divisive tendencies from which humanity evolves. So of course a holiday based on Christianity and/or shopping would fade away as humans looked toward the stars.

But as is often the case, the actual execution of Star Trek differs wildly from Roddenberry’s intentions. Even though the franchise never openly embraces Christmas, some aspects of the holiday do catch up with it, no matter how far it boldly goes.

Does Starfleet Know It’s Christmas Time at All?

The first mention of Christmas in the Star Trek universe appears in the season one Original Series episode “Dagger of the Mind,” in which Kirk mentions a Christmas Party on the Enterprise. Most viewers can explain away that contradiction in the same way they don’t get hung up on early fudging of Starfleet history or Data using contractions.

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However, a scene with Data later on might help provide some headcanon for those who need it. In the Next Generation season four episode “Devil’s Due,” Data mentions his preparations to play Ebenezer Scrooge in a production of A Christmas Carol . Religious implications aside, A Christmas Carol falls in line with Data’s love of classic English literature, which also drove him to Sherlock Holmes, Robin Hood, and other works of the era.

In fact, as the title “Dagger of the Mind” reminds us, English literature remains incredibly influential in the 23rd and 24th centuries. So the Enterprise crew may have thrown a Christmas party as an extension of their interest in the culture, not as an expression of religious observance and certainly not as a capitalist exercise. That interest might also explain the various passing references to Christmas from various other characters, such as La’an Noonian-Sihgn comparing shore leave to Christmas in Strange New Worlds or Tom Paris mentioning Scrooge’s ghosts in the Voyager premiere.

Of course, none of that explains the most overt use of Christmas in Star Trek history: Picard’s Dickensian fantasy in Star Trek: Generations . The fantasy occurs when Picard enters the Nexus, a transdimensional space that, according to Guinan, is “like being inside joy.” It urges inhabitants to stay inside of it by giving them their greatest desires. Apparently, Picard — a man who dislikes children, spends his downtime reading hardboiled detective fiction, and has a passion for exploration and archeology — secretly desires Christmas with his large family.

Look, there’s no way to justify the scene, just one of many out-of-character Picard moments in the Next Generation films. The best we can do is concoct some headcanon about the Nexus giving people false desires, which might also explain the domestication of one James T. Kirk.

This one lapse notwithstanding, it’s clear that while people know about Christmas in Star Trek ’s future, it hardly carries the same significance as it does to many people today.

Star (Trek) of Wonder, Star (Trek) of Light

All of that said, Trek ’s aversion to religion has been overstated. There are Trek stories that have included more sympathetic views of religion. That’s most pronounced in Deep Space Nine , in which the Bajoran religion certainly can be a means of domination (don’t forget about Kai Winn, my child), but it also drives Kira and others to resist their oppressors. Even the Vulcans, who have largely moved past religious beliefs, respect the spiritual value of symbols such as temples and vestments.

One of the best demonstrations of the franchise’s complex feelings about religion involves Neelix, of all people. The Voyager season four episode “Mortal Coil” (more Shakespeare!) revolves around the Talaxian holiday Prixin, during which family gathered to share food and strengthen their bonds. Okay, that’s not the most obvious Christmas parallel, but the episode did first air on Dec. 17, 1997 and explicitly deals with religious beliefs. Written by Bryan Fuller and directed Allan Kroeker, “Mortal Coil” begins with Neelix’s death and eventual resurrection, 19 hours later. The experience shocks Neelix and forces him to question his religion. But through the help of Chakotay and (sigh…) a vision quest, Neelix learns to balance his beliefs with his new knowledge.

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That balance actually shows up way back in TOS , in the season two episode “Bread and Circuses,” directed by Ralph Senensky and written by Roddenberry and Gene L. Coon. Most of the episode plays like the standard Earth-like planet story, in which the Enterprise finds a planet on which the Roman Empire continued through the 20th century. Kirk, Spock, and McCoy fall in with a group of rebels, who reject the warlike nature of the Empire and seek out peace. Throughout the episode, the away team take the rebels’ descriptions of themselves to mean that they worship the sun. But back on the Enterprise, Uhura corrects their mistake. The rebels don’t worship the sun — they worship “the Son,” that is the Son of God, Jesus.

Instead of ending on that reveal, the episode lingers for a few seconds to let Kirk marvel at the idea that Christ has developed alongside Caesar, even on this new planet, briefly entertaining the desire to watch how this Son and his followers will respond to the empire. That interest suggests that, even if Kirk and his fellow explorers don’t share Christian beliefs, they at least respect Christ’s peaceful teachings.

Yule Life and Yule Civilizations

There are more than a few parallels between the meaning of Christmas and Star Trek ideals. Within the world of the franchise, humanity followed the destruction of World War III by pursuing peace on Earth. As they travel through the cosmos, they seek goodwill toward men, women, and all other lifeforms they encounter. Whether it is Kirk refusing to fight the Gorn captain, Picard standing in the way of a drumhead trial, or Michael Burnham urging Starfleet against attacking Species Ten-C, Starfleet time and again puts respect and understanding over selfishness and war.

Even if Picard never commanded “Make it snow” and Neelix never whipped up some nightmare akin to figgy pudding, Star Trek continues to follow the model of Data’s character Ebenezer Scrooge at the end of A Christmas Carol , honoring Christmas in its heart, and following its ideals all the stardates.

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Captain Burnham must break the Prime Directive to save Tilly and find the Progenitors' next clue in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 6.

WARNING: Contains SPOILERS for Star Trek: Discovery, season 5, episode 6, "Whistlespeak".

Burnham's decision to break the Prime Directive saved Tilly and the Halem'nites from certain death.
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By the end of Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 6, "Whistlespeak", Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the crew are one step closer to the Progenitors' technology, following a mission to a pre-warp society that risked the life of Lt. Sylvia Tilly (Mary Wiseman). After last week's big revelations about the Mirror Universe, Moll (Eve Harlow), L'ak (Elias Toufexis), and the Breen Imperium, "Whistlespeak", written by Kenneth Lin and Brandon Schultz, and directed by Chris Byrne, is a more traditional Star Trek adventure. Seeking the next clue on the planet Halem'no, Burnham and Tilly join the Journey of the Mother Compeer.

This religious pilgrimage takes the form of a race to prove devotion to Halem'no's gods, in the hope of making it rain again. However, this religious pilgrimage has life-threatening consequences for Tilly , providing Burnham with a dilemma over whether she breaks Star Trek 's Prime Directive to save her friend. Elsewhere, on the USS Discovery, Ensign Adira Tal (Blu del Barrio) is struggling to settle into their new role as science officer on the bridge, while Dr. Hugh Culber (Wilson Cruz) gets closer to coming to terms with his spiritual awakening, courtesy of some wise words from Cleveland Booker (David Ajala).

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Captain burnham broke the prime directive to save tilly, the halem'nites and tilly would have died without burnham..

Believing that the next clue to the Progenitors' treasure was hidden in the High Summit, a weather tower disguised as a mountain, Burnham and Tilly joined the pilgrimage in the hope of making it inside. However, it quickly transpired that once inside the tower, there was no way out. Designed by Denobulan scientist Hitoroshi Kreel , the towers were designed to protect the Halem'nites from the punishing dust storms that take place on their planet. Tilly and young initiate Ravah (June Laporte) became trapped inside the vacuum chamber, meaning that they would suffocate to death unless they were rescued.

The Denobulans were introduced in Star Trek: Enterprise via the Enterprise NX-01's Denobulan Dr. Phlox (John Billingsley).

Discovery was unable to beam Tilly and Ravah out of the weather tower due to the walls being made of tritanium, making it impossible to get a transporter lock . Which is why Burnham made the difficult decision break the Prime Directive by beaming into the weather tower's control room to reveal the truth to Ohvaz (Alfredo Narciso). Burnham was right to break the Prime Directive , because the Denobulan weather towers were failing, and in drastic need of repair. Without Burnham's intervention, Tilly and Ravah would have died for no reason, and the Halem'nites would have eventually been driven to extinction .

While it's definitely a breach of the Prime Directive, Burnham is still very careful not to destroy Ohvaz's beliefs , telling him that " Nothing we have shown you means gods don't exist ". Indeed, Burnham's quest for life itself is proof of some higher power in the Star Trek universe . While Commander Rayner (Callum Keith Rennie), Tilly, and Burnham all lament the inevitable ramifications, it seems likely that Dr. Kovich (David Cronenberg) will brush off this breach of the Prime Directive in favor of Discovery's Red Directive mission .

There is a Prime Directive exception to allow repairs to existing "contamination" as long as it doesn't interfere with the natural growth of the populace, which is effectively what Burnham did on Halem'no.

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Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 6, "Whistlespeak" appears to set up Star Trek: Starfleet Academy by revealing more about Tilly's struggles to get through to her students . Discussing her new career with Burnham, Tilly reveals that one of her students wants to quit the Academy to take a position aboard a cargo freighter. Later, when they meet Ravah, Tilly notes the similarities between the young woman keen to prove herself to her gods and the Starfleet Academy cadet who wants to get out into the stars as soon as possible.

Star Trek: Discovery Proves Starfleet Academy Show Doesn’t Make Sense Without Tilly

Tilly and Ravah's instant connection is a welcome reminder of why Tilly's such a good fit for Starfleet Academy . Tilly's empathy for Ravah, and the gut-wrenching guilt when she realizes that she's signed her death warrant demonstrates the huge responsibility involved in training new Starfleet officers. Confiding in Michael, Tilly reveals that she thinks Starfleet Academy is failing their students, perhaps focusing more on the theoretical than the practical. Tilly's final mission on the USS Discovery, and interactions with characters like Ravah could help her to reform the institution when she returns to Starfleet Academy.

The Meaning of Denobulan's Progenitors Clue Explained

"...we need to be so careful.".

In Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 5 , "Mirrors", Burnham and Book realized that each of the clues to the Progenitors' treasure contained important lessons. For example, the clue hidden on Trill, in the heart of an Itronok nest, was designed to test whether Book and Burnham valued life-forms different from their own. As with all the previous clues, the one left behind by Denobulan scientist Kreel contains a message, which is discussed by Burnham and Tilly, after they secure it from the dormant fifth weather tower.

It transpires that the cultural impact of the technology installed on Halem'no by the Denobulans was the lesson . When the towers began failing, the Halem'nites began sacrificing themselves to make it rain, something that the Denobulans could never have predicted. It's a reminder to Burnham and Tilly that when they eventually find the Progenitors' technology they have to be very careful with how they use it. The fifth and final clue, located in the fifth weather tower, is written in Betazoid text, left behind by the fifth and final scientist, Marina Derex.

Dr. Culber Is Coming To Terms With His Experience On Trill

Culber's had a "thrilling" spiritual awakening..

Dr. Culber's spiritual awakening has been one of the most interesting storylines in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, as it challenges the franchise's stance on religion . The clash between Star Trek 's rationalism and Culber's spiritualism is exemplified by his discussions with a hologram of his Abuela (Maria del Mar), a spiritual woman who raised Hugh to be a man of science. However, after spending the episode trying to find a scientific explanation, Culber instead realizes that there isn't one , and that his mind is instead opened up to new possibilities and something larger than himself.

At the end of Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 6, Dr. Culber discusses his new awakening with Book, who acknowledges that it " sounds kind of wonderful ". Book advises Culber not to be so concerned that his husband, Commander Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp) doesn't quite understand Hugh's new perspective . Reflecting on Culber's situation as a Kwejian, Book helps Hugh come to terms with it by sharing an observation of human relationships, and the obsession with sharing a personal passion with a partner:

"It's an odd quirk, really, this human tendency to consider something less meaningful if it's just for yourself."

Wilson Cruz Killed It Playing Star Trek: Discovery's Trill

Will book and michael get back together in star trek: discovery season 5, "one answer at a time, doc".

To return the favor, Dr. Culber tries to get Book to open up about his break-up with Michael at the end of Star Trek: Discovery season 4 . It's been clear throughout Discovery season 5 that Book and Burnham still have feelings for one another, but they're yet to act upon them . Michael got a reminder of how happy they were in "Face the Strange" when she time traveled back to an earlier point in their relationship. In "Mirrors", their relationship was a reflection of that between Moll and L'ak, and there was a strong sense of Burnham and Book still being a great team.

Dr. Culber quizzes Book about Burnham at the end of Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 6, seeing through Booker's front. Asked whether he thinks he can get back what he once had with Michael, Book simply replied " One question at a time, Doc ", proving that affairs of the heart can be even more complex than the search for the Progenitors' treasure. As Book is still determined to get through to Moll after the events of "Mirrors", his "sister" could still provide a major stumbling block for a romantic reunion between Burnham and Booker in Discovery season 5.

Discovery Is Taking A Detour To Deal With Moll And L'ak

The uss locherer just found moll and l'ak..

At the start of Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 6, "Whistlespeak", Burnham is ordered by Dr. Kovich to forget about Moll and L'ak and focus on the next clue. By the end of the episode, Federation Headquarters informs the USS Discovery that Moll and L'ak have been located by the USS Locherer . This feels suspicious given Kovich's insistence that Burnham focus on her Red Directive mission and forget all about tracking Moll and L'ak. It remains to be seen if the USS Discovery is about to enter a trap or instead engage in another desperate attempt to bring Moll and L'ak on side.

T he title of Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 7, "Erigah", is a reference to the Breen blood bounty placed on Moll and L'ak by Primarch Ruhn (Tony Nappo) . It's likely, therefore, that the translation of the Betazoid clue will be taking a backseat in the next episode, as Burnham and the crew reckon with the ramifications of a Breen blood bounty. As the Discovery crew is so close to the finish line with the Progenitors' treasure there could be no worse time to engage the Breen as Star Trek: Discovery season 5 continues.

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