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Nestor the Long Eared Christmas Donkey | 
 enlarge | Directors: Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass
Actors: Roger Miller, Brenda Vaccaro, Paul Frees, Don Messick, Linda Gary
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: Video
Buy Used: $14.95
Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 4310
Format: Animated, Color, Hifi Sound, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 30 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6301760360
UPC: 012569071339
EAN: 9786301760362
ASIN: 6301760360
Theatrical Release Date: December 3, 1977
Release Date: December 21, 1993
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
The wondrous story of Christ's birth is told by an unlikely source: Nestor, a gentle donkey with incredibly long ears and a first-hand knowledge of life in a stable. This simple tale, which takes place in the days of the Roman Empire, is about a humble couple about to take a long journey to Bethlehem and a small, insignificant donkey who is destined to help them along. By all outward appearances, Nestor is undeserving of such a privilege. Stable animals tease him incessantly for his long appendages until, finally, he is cast out of the barn into the winter cold. Snow and ice bring about even greater calamity for Nestor until he receives a dose of divine goodness. Nestor meets Tilly, a heavenly cherub (voiced by Brenda Vaccaro) who imparts guidance to the despairing burro and tells him that soon he would be chosen to participate in a miracle involving a star and a baby, a lowly stable and some travelers named Mary and Joseph. Short and sweet, this stop-motion Christmas gem from Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass is narrated by Roger Miller. Get out the hanky for an understated holiday classic that will appeal to families of all ages. --Lynn Gibson
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| Customer Reviews: Read 27 more reviews...
 Heartwrenching and Beautiful December 20, 2007
Lisa G. Kovinchick (Marysville, Ohio USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is probably one of my all time favorite Christmas Specials! I wish they had it on DVD!
I first saw this special 17 years ago when I was 12 years old. And yes, at that poignant moment everyone has spoken of I wept. I get teary when I tell people about the special and talk about that part. Many people have never even heard of this special! It's short and sweet, and once you see it you'll want to make it part of your holiday traditions!
Many children today don't even know the story behind Christmas, and think it's only about Santa Claus, Rudolph and presents. Now that my boys are 4 and 6 I've started talking about the meaning behind it all, and would love for them to see this touching little story. I think it's important for children to know that there are those whom will give all they have for the ones they love, and that is a prominent part of this story.
For those that this "traumatized" I am sorry you feel that way. Yes, it's sad and tragic for a moment, but the feeling it evokes show that you have a heart and can feel empathy for the loss. It's not something I would shelter my children from, and think that it is one of the things that make this little special so memorable.
 Traumatized me as a child December 6, 2007
Reader500 (New York, NY)
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
I'm 33, and the memory of how devastated I was as a child when the mama donkey died is STILL with me. I would cry and cry. And they played it EVERY year, so it got to the point that I'd know when the part about the mama donkey dying was coming up, and I'd leave the room to go sit alone in my room and cry. This is a horrible movie to play for a child, anytime, much less during the holidays.
Tear jerker December 3, 2007
La Blue Eyes (Fremont, CA)
I watched this movie for the first time last night. It hurt my heart seeing how Nester was treated, thrown and tossed around like that by his ears with that horrible look on his face and then have his mother die out in the snow, dear gosh I had to get tissues. However, the ending is wonderful, I just wish it had been longer to counteract the sorrowful beginning. Its a beautiful story, I enjoy these holiday classics that talk about the true meaning of Christmas
Great story, needs work October 4, 2007
Jacuss (N/A KS)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is about the only Christmas special that grasped my heart. But after watching Disney's Bambi and reading Felix Saltens original novel of Bambi. I noticed how for apart they were but how great Disney made the film. Most story books(Shrek, Pinnochio, ect.) have more story and random adventures that all can't be fit in. What does Disney do? He crops the story down a little to a (in respect) animated film. Looking at Nestor's special, I have to say they achieved the same thing Disney did, but there is a bit more of the story. The rest of feature all depends on the "what-ifs" and "fanfic"(stories written by fans). Rankin/Bass did do a good job. But Nestor
should have had a longer special to answer the questions we ask. "Why did he go back in the end" "Did Tilly purposely fall off the cloud?" "Who was that deer, in the middle seuence?"
I bawl my eyes out every time I watch this July 3, 2007
Musio (United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the saddest story (but, has a great ending!). And when I watch it, I cry like a baby. Sheesh! I'm a man, 39 years old. Awesome family movie with a positive message (even if you're not religious).
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