Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977)

Original title

Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

Directed by

Jules Bass

Genre

Christmas film

Country

United States

Runtime

30 min

Rated

G

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 46 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A donkey born with unusually long ears is teased by others. He eventually finds his purpose by helping a family on a journey to Bethlehem.

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What happens

Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey is a 1977 Christmas animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. It premiered on ABC on December 3, 1977. The story is based on the 1975 song written by Gene Autry, Don Pfrimmer and Dave Burgess. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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