Guide Note

Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey is a claymation Rankin/Bass Christmas Special. It airs annually on ABC.

Fast Facts

Original air date: December 3, 1977
DVD release date: October 31, 2000
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr
Screenwriters: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr
Producers: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr
Network: ABC
Composers: Maury Laws, Jules Bass
MPAA rating: Not rated
Run time: 22 minutes
Part of opening scene is taken from last scene of The Year Without a Santa Claus

Plot Summary

Nestor is a donkey who was born with unusually long ears. His ears cause him to be an outcast and he gets kicked out of his home. Nestor is chosen by Mary to bring her to Bethlehem and when Nestor returns home he is a hero.

Cast

Roger Miller as the narrator and Spieltoe
Shelly Hines as Nestor
Brenda Vaccaro as Tilly
Paul Frees as Olaf and the donkey dealer
Linda Gary as Nestor's mother

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Entertainment | Television | Christmas | Family Shows and Cartoons | Family and Animated Films | Christmas Movies

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