The Year Without a Santa Claus / Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey / Rudolph's Shiny New Year
by Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass
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Actor: Bob McFadden, Dick Shawn, George S. Irving, Mickey Rooney, Shirley BoothDirector: Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: Arthur Rankin Jr.
Producer: Jules Bass
Producer: Masaki Īzuka
Writer: Phyllis McGinley
Writer: Romeo Muller
Writer: William J. Keenan
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Animated, Color, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 125 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-10-31
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: 537
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product features:
- At the North Pole, the Christmas rush is on. Everyone from elves to reindeer are merrily preparing for Santa Claus's yearly sleigh ride. Everyone except Santa! Feeling forgotten by the children of the world, old St. Nick decides to skip his gift-giving journey and take a vacation. Eager to help, Mrs. Claus and two spunky little elves set out to see to where all the season's cheer has disappeared.
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DVD Review: Ears 4 Stars
I love Nestor!!!! This is my 2nd favorite Christmas special of all time, and what a bonus, it comes with The year without a Santa Claus!!! But, let's begin with Nestor, He has some gigantic ears, and in the beginning not to many people (or animals) like him for that same reason. Actually, to tell you the truth, the first 15 minutes of this are quite mean and cruel. Not only do all the farm animals make fun of him but so does the farmer. Things actually begin to look up for Nestor around Christmas time as most of the animals apologize, but then the Roman guards intrude and that changes everything.Seems the Roman empire have a need for some new donkeys and they take most of what the farmer has, including Nestor. But his ears fall down (they are cropped up) and the guard gets angry and takes all the farmers animals, for FREE!! So, obviously Mr. farmer is really ticked off and yells and screams at Nestor and throws (actually he launches him) Nestor outside in the cold and wind (where is the animal precint?) Well, mom is not to happy with this and runs away for the farm to find her son. She eventually does and he runs to hug her, but of course he trips over his ears....Ears Nestor.....Yes Momma!!!! she protects him from the cold and the wind, but very sadly dies during the night, so Nestor is on his own. Pretty dreary so far huh? Well, he meets a charabe (a rather fruity fairy) who tells him to keep his head up and he is destined for greatness, and then he is actually taken in by some more not so nice people and animals.
Joseph and Mary (with child) come looking for a donkey to carry her to Bethlehem, all they can afford is Nestor, and in a slight miracle, the caretaker has a change of heart and gives Nestor to Mary and Joseph for free, then wonders "why did i do that?" (God works in mysterious ways my friend) Anyway, in a beautifull scene with a tear-producing ending, Mary rides Nestor all the way to Bethlehem through a terrible wind and sandstorm. There, she gives birth and Nestor is the hero of the day. I have seen this thing over 30 times atleast, and I STILL get a tear in my eye everytime. I feel every person should watch this, and for this reason....Even if you are not religious like myself, watching this will definetely help you get some of that Christmas spirit alot of us sometimes lack, life gets most of us down, but this helps pick it up again, I promise.
The year without a Santa Claus is such a kick, just a whole lotta fun, with alot of great characters, and 2 that really stick out. You see, it seems Mr. Claus is not feeling so well, and that, along with his thinking that most kids just don't care anymore about Christmas, he decides to take a holiday. No Christmas, are you kidding me? well, Mrs. Claus does not like the idea either and sends two elfs (Jingle and Jangle, rather fitting don't ya think?) down "there" to find some Christmas spirit. Along the way, Mrs. C and the boys have a run-in with Snowmeiser, who loves the winter and snow everywhere, and Heatmeiser, who loves, well, I'm sure you got the idea by now. They generally don't like each other but there mom, the big MN (mother nature) puts both of them in there place and helps to get Santa his holiday. Both Meiser's are priceless, each with there own song that you absolutely can't help but sing along with. Also quite hilarious when these two "tough guys" get chewed out by mom.
So, Santa gets his holiday, but during a very touching scene when he is reading a letter from a little girl saying how she is going to have a Blue Christmas without him, he realizes how wrong he was and Christmas is back on big time!!!
This really is a wonderfull story, and though not as good as Santa Claus is coming to town, it's still a classic and definite required viewing. We also get Rudolph's Shiny New Year. I loved the first Rudolph, but this is very weak, and rather dark and really not all that fun like the first two are. I'd just watch the first two and skip this one, your kids will thank you for it, Merry Christmas all, and rememeber.....Nestor Rulz!!!!!
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Santa is feeling forgotten by the children of the world as christmas preparation begins. In order to save christmas mrs. Claus and two spirited elves set out to prove him wrong until the infamous heat-miser and cold-miser try to sidetrack them with their plans. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 10/03/2006 Starring: Voice Of Shirley Booth Voice Of Dick Shawn Run time: 53 minutes Rating: NrBestsellers in DVD
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