Sadly, just because there's a market for it doesn't mean it will happen. The sales of the GOUT alone should have been cause enough for such a release, and it could have easily been done by Criterion as a niche DVD/BD issue working from archival LFL materials even in a 2K workflow. The sales would have been astronomical and everyone could have gotten the necessary percentages.

My own take on Disney's newest addition to their holiday video schedule:

Upcoming for the holiday season...Disney Entertainment presents the long awaited cherished favorite: THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL on Blu-ray Hi-def! With over 15 hours of redundant bonus features including Disney Channel cast members performing their own cover versions of all your favorite scene from the award-winning Special, such as inane unintelligible Wookiee masturbation!!Newly remastered from the original 1978 5 year old fan made beta tapes, remastered in breathtaking DTS-HDMA 12.2 surround sound!