brb1006 t1_itsppd1 wrote
Reply to comment by inkista in Jules Bass, Producer Behind the ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ and ‘Frosty the Snowman’ TV Specials, Dies at 87 by Melanismdotcom
You're almost correct, "The Leprechaun's Christmas Gold", "Pinocchio's Christmas", "The Story of the First Christmas Snow", and "Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey" all air on AMC during the Christmas (since all post-1974 Rankin/Bass specials are owned by Warner Bros) alongside Rudolph's Shiny New Year and "A Year Without A Santa Claus". Glad to know the lesser-known Rankin/Bass Christmas Specials still air on television.
I also loved "Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey" because of how perfectly executed they handled talking animals set during The Nativity. To this day, I can't think of any other fictional donkey that looked as adorable as Nestor. Fun Fact, the special is actually the voice acting debut of Brenda Vaccaro who voiced Tilly (best-known as Bunnie Bravo from Johnny Bravo and Scruple from the Smurfs).
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