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 |
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| instanceOf |
Christmas special
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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
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surface form:
United States
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| distributionFormat | television broadcast ⓘ |
| featuresAnthropomorphicAnimals | true ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas television special
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family film ⓘ fantasy film ⓘ religious animation ⓘ |
| holiday | Christmas ⓘ |
| intendedBroadcastSeason | Christmas season ⓘ |
| laterDistributionFormat | home video ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Nestor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralLesson |
everyone has a purpose
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what makes you different can be a gift ⓘ |
| narrativeConnection | Nativity story ⓘ |
| narrativeRoleOfNestor | helps Mary and Joseph reach Bethlehem ⓘ |
| narrativeSetting |
Bethlehem
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ancient Roman Empire ⓘ desert ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| portraysEvent |
birth of Jesus
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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
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family ⓘ |
| theme |
Christianity
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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
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Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977 TV special)
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