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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977 TV special) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9330702 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977 TV special) Context triple: [Rankin/Bass Christmas specials, notableWork, Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977 TV special)]
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Rankin/Bass Christmas specials
Rankin/Bass Christmas specials are a series of classic animated holiday television programs, many using stop-motion "Animagic" techniques, that became enduring staples of American Christmas pop culture.
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B.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special) is an animated television adaptation of Dr. Seuss's classic Christmas book, featuring the Grinch's attempt to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
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C.
Elf (television special)
Elf (television special) is an animated TV adaptation of the popular 2003 Christmas comedy film "Elf," retelling the story of Buddy the Elf in a family-friendly holiday format.
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D.
The Magical Christmas Horse
The Magical Christmas Horse is a holiday-themed mystery novel in Mary Higgins Clark’s Alvirah and Willy series, blending family drama, suspense, and Christmas spirit.
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E.
A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas is a 1965 animated television special based on Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts comic strip, renowned for its jazz score by Vince Guaraldi and its heartfelt, anti-commercial take on the true meaning of Christmas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977 TV special) Target entity description: 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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A.
Rankin/Bass Christmas specials
Rankin/Bass Christmas specials are a series of classic animated holiday television programs, many using stop-motion "Animagic" techniques, that became enduring staples of American Christmas pop culture.
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B.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special) is an animated television adaptation of Dr. Seuss's classic Christmas book, featuring the Grinch's attempt to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
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C.
Elf (television special)
Elf (television special) is an animated TV adaptation of the popular 2003 Christmas comedy film "Elf," retelling the story of Buddy the Elf in a family-friendly holiday format.
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D.
The Magical Christmas Horse
The Magical Christmas Horse is a holiday-themed mystery novel in Mary Higgins Clark’s Alvirah and Willy series, blending family drama, suspense, and Christmas spirit.
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E.
A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas is a 1965 animated television special based on Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts comic strip, renowned for its jazz score by Vince Guaraldi and its heartfelt, anti-commercial take on the true meaning of Christmas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
NERFINISHED
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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
NERFINISHED
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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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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Rankin/Bass Christmas specials
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notableWork
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Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977 TV special)
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