Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

Name: Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family
Released: 1977-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
Rating: 5.979

About Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

Nestor the donkey is a bit of an oddity--his long ears are enough for six donkeys and stretch all the way to the ground. One night, when Nestor is locked out in the cold, he begins to wander the desert.

Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977) is an animation film directed by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass. It runs 25 minutes and was released in December 1977.

Its themes are stop motion, donkey, riding a donkey, and christmas.

Roger Miller appears as Speiltoe, Eric Stern as Nestor (voice), Paul Frees as Santa Claus, and Brenda Vaccaro as Tilly (voice). The screenplay is by Romeo Muller.

The Nightmare Before Christmas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and The Year Without a Santa Claus make useful companions to Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey, all filed under holiday. It carries a G rating.