Dominick The Donkey

"Dominick The Donkey" is a Christmas song by Lou Monte recorded in the 1960s. The song is also known as "The Italian Christmas Donkey." In 2006, the song recieved mainstream success after it was highlighted on The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1, making fun of their host Dominic Byrne. It is also played extensively among the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the Gamma Psi chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon of Butler University in Indianapolis.¹

Fast Facts

1. Song: "Dominick The Donkey"
2. Artist: Lou Monte
3. Writers: Ray Allen and Lou Monte
4. Release date: 1960
5. MP3 release date: October 10, 2006²

Chorus

• Hey! Chingedy ching,
• (hee-haw, hee-haw)
• It's Dominick the donkey.
• Chingedy ching,
• (hee-haw, hee-haw)
• The Italian Christmas donkey.
• (la la la-la la-la la la la la)
• (la la la-la la-la la-ee-oh-da)³

Featured on These Albums

• 1992: Christmas from Pepino the Italian Mouse
• 1998: Whoopee! It's Christmas!
• 1999: Silent Night
• 1999: 4 Christmas Only
• 2002: Christmas Evergreens
• 2003: Ultimate Christmas Album
• 2003: DJ's Choice: Christmas Around the World
• 2004: White Christmas
• 2005: Secret of Christmas
• 2005: Silent Night: 40 Classic Christmas
• 2006: How Cool Is That Christmas
• 2007: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 9 2007
• Various radio station albums⁴

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