Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977 TV special)

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Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey is a 1977 Rankin/Bass stop-motion animated Christmas television special that tells the story of a gentle donkey with unusually long ears who plays a humble but crucial role in the Nativity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christmas special
animated television film
stop-motion animated film
television special
animationStyle Animagic NERFINISHED
animationTechnique stop-motion animation
associatedWith Rankin/Bass Christmas specials NERFINISHED
basedOn original story by Rankin/Bass
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
distributionFormat television broadcast
featuresAnthropomorphicAnimals true
genre Christmas television special
family film
fantasy film
religious animation
holiday Christmas
intendedBroadcastSeason Christmas season
laterDistributionFormat home video
mainCharacter Nestor NERFINISHED
moralLesson everyone has a purpose
what makes you different can be a gift
narrativeConnection Nativity story
narrativeRoleOfNestor helps Mary and Joseph reach Bethlehem
narrativeSetting Bethlehem NERFINISHED
ancient Roman Empire
desert
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork ABC
portraysEvent birth of Jesus
journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem
productionCompany Rankin/Bass Productions NERFINISHED
protagonistSpecies donkey
protagonistTrait long ears
releaseDecade 1970s
releaseYear 1977
religiousContext Christian
similarWork Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV special) NERFINISHED
targetAudience children
family
theme Christianity NERFINISHED
Nativity of Jesus NERFINISHED
acceptance of differences
humility
self-sacrifice
title Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey NERFINISHED

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Rankin/Bass Christmas specials notableWork Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977 TV special)
Animagic notableWork Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977 TV special)