Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

<p><strong>Day 12:</strong> We try to make more accurate donkeys in Nativity displays catch on like a certain elf on a certain shelf by revisiting the 1977 Rankin/Bass special, “Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey.”</p> <h4>On This Episode</h4> <ol> <li><strong>Mike Westfall</strong> (<a href="https://twitter.com/fallwestmike">@fallwestmike</a>), slave-driving stable owner who sounds like he belongs on Pirates of the Caribbean.</li> <li><strong>Lindy Kempe</strong> (<a href="(https://twitter.com/fallwestmike)">@ieatvideogames</a>, animal-inspiring and video game-eating cherub.</li> <li><strong>Brandon Medley</strong> (<a href="https://twitter.com/brandmed">@brandmed</a>), Santa’s favorite snow plow puller from <a href="https://blessedarethegeek.tumblr.com">Blessed are the Geek</a>.</li> </ol> <hr /> <h4>Topics and Tangents</h4> <ol> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI-Y0CMGwxo">Roger Miller performing “Do Wacka Do”</a> in 1966 with another guitarist, “Stubbs,” who’s wearing a Batman T-shirt.</li> <li>Roger Miller’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxnvxtYfsd4">“Whistle Stop” intro to Disney’s “Robin Hood”</a> is secretly the <a href="http://www.hamsterdance.org/hamsterdance/">Hamster Dance</a>.</li> <li>Tilly’s ascension back to heaven is strikingly similar to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tvAjX5ACPo">Poochie’s exit from “The Itchy and Scratchy Show.”</a></li> <li>Mary has “the Glow” from “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c8wvxAqQts">The Last Dragon</a>.”</li> <li><a href="https://annalee.com/product-category/dolls/santas/">Annalee Santa dolls</a>.</li> </ol> <hr /> <h5>Previous Episodes of This Podcast Mentioned</h5> <ul> <li>Season 1, Episode 1: <a href="https://adventcalendar.house/episodes/frosty-d0035cfe">Frosty the Snowman</a></li> <li>Season 1, Bonus 1: <a href="https://adventcalendar.house/episodes/first-easter-rabbit-4dfb7850">The First Easter Rabbit</a></li> <li>Season 2, Episode 5: <a href="https://adventcalendar.house/episodes/life-and-adventures-of