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Background
The Klingon language was first conceived by actor James Doohan, who played Montgomery Scott ("Scotty") in the original Star Trek television series, for Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979). He created some harsh-sounding words to be spoken by Klingon characters. The producers hired linguist Marc Okrand for the sequels to expand this into a full-fledged language with its own unique vocabulary, grammar and idioms. Okrand designed the language to sound "alien", using a number of typologically uncommon features. As Klingon characters became more important in later Star Trek films and television series, Okrand continued to expand the language, and it has become a spoken language with a number of fluent speakers.

Recordings and Publication
The script of A Klingon Christmas Carol was first published in February 2014 by Commedia Beauregard. This hardcover edition contained side-by-side English and Klingon texts, as well as author and translator notes.

DVD recordings of the 2010 and 2012 Commedia Beauregard productions were created, with video recording and production by Audio/Video Logistics Sound & Film Works.

As of 2013 two official scores exist for A Klingon Christmas Carol. A musical score commissioned for the 2011 production in Chicago was recorded by the composer (Jon Silpayamanant) and his ensemble, bomwI’pu’ (The il Troubadore Klingon Music Project). . This score is heard on the 2012 DVD. A second official musical score was commissioned for the 2013 reimagined Chicago production was recorded by the composer (Joe Griffin).

A CD recording Feast of the Long Night: Music from and inspired by "A Klingon Christmas Carol" of Joe Griffin's score was released during the 2014 run of the final Chicago production of the play. . http://www.discmakers.com/AVLFlashViewer/?p=rW7SdNpMtaj0GSMhkFIg7A%3D%3D#.VIksbMmaVnl

A previously commissioned scores exists as well. The originally commissioned score by Mike Hallenbeck was used in both of the 2010 productions (Minnesota and Chicago).