Marble New has announced that no traditional Christmas special will air in 2026; instead, The Solstice Shard will be re-released with a new commentary track. A live orchestral screening is planned for December 2026 in London and New York.
If you are looking for warm, fuzzy, traditional Christmas cheer, do not watch this special. It will ruin your eggnog.
However, if you are tired of the same hollow platitudes about "the magic of the season," and you crave a story that acknowledges that the holidays are often difficult, lonely, and strange, then The Last Goblin: The Midwinter Muddle is essential viewing. It is a gift for the outsiders, the last of their kind, and anyone who has ever felt like a monster peering through the window at a celebration they will never be part of.
Marble New has done it again. They have taken the tropes of a Christmas special—the scrooge, the innocent child, the snowy landscape—and turned them into a haunting meditation on endurance. The last goblin may not be jolly, but in his latest Xmas adventure, he is finally, painfully, profoundly seen. the last goblin latest xmas special by marble new
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Here is the information regarding that release:
Title: The Last Goblin (Xmas Special) Creator: Marble (Marble X / Marblenew) Release Window: Christmas 2023 (or latest holiday season) Marble New has announced that no traditional Christmas
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The special is also being screened in select independent cinemas on December 22nd and 23rd, with a live Q&A with Voss and Tanaka via satellite.
Important note: While The Last Goblin original short is not strictly required viewing, it adds emotional weight. If you can, watch the 2021 short first (available free on Marble New’s YouTube). Then watch the Xmas special. Then have tissues ready. Have you seen "The Last Goblin: The Midwinter Muddle"
Marble New has never hidden the fact that The Last Goblin is a metaphor for chronic depression and survivor’s guilt. The "latest Xmas special" leans into this harder than ever.
The special is canon, set between Season 3, Episode 7 and 8. Showrunner Elena Marble confirmed in a post-release Q&A that Skarrip’s memory loss will persist into Season 4, affecting his ability to speak the goblin language – a major plot point for the next arc.
Marble New’s The Last Goblin released its highly anticipated Christmas special, titled “The Solstice Shard,” on December 18, 2025. Breaking from traditional holiday cheer, the special introduced a melancholic, folk-horror tone centered on goblin lore, memory loss, and the “dark of winter.” It has been praised as the most ambitious episode of the series to date, though it polarized audiences expecting a lighter festive episode.