Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

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- 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

Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey is a claymation Rankin/Bass Christmas Special. It airs annually on ABC.
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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- I think it's almost the right time to watch Nestor, the long-eared christmas donkey.
- @mcoop That makes me think of the horribly depressing Christmas special "Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey". Now, I'm all sad.
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