Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "\"Dominick the Donkey\" is a Christmas song written by Ray Allen, Sam Saltzberg and Wandra Merrell, and was recorded by Lou Monte in 1960, on Roulette Records. The song describes a donkey who helps Santa Claus bring presents (\"made in Brooklyn\") to children in Italy \"because the reindeer cannot climb\" Italy's hills. The song was re-released onto Amazon on September 26, 2011, on Dexterity Records. The spelling of \"Dominick\" was modified to \"Dominic\" for the re-release. It was included on Volume 2 of the \"Ultimate Christmas Album\" series produced by Collectables Records and on the Christmas compilation album \"Merry Xmas 2011\" by Cinquenta Musica.The song was listed at number 14 in Billboard's \"Bubbling under the Hot 100\" list in December 1960. The fact that Santa Claus owns a donkey is later referenced in the 1977 television special Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey. In that special, the donkey's name is \"Spieltote,\" who is voiced by Roger Miller and who is the narrator."@en }
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- Dominick_the_Donkey abstract "\"Dominick the Donkey\" is a Christmas song written by Ray Allen, Sam Saltzberg and Wandra Merrell, and was recorded by Lou Monte in 1960, on Roulette Records. The song describes a donkey who helps Santa Claus bring presents (\"made in Brooklyn\") to children in Italy \"because the reindeer cannot climb\" Italy's hills. The song was re-released onto Amazon on September 26, 2011, on Dexterity Records. The spelling of \"Dominick\" was modified to \"Dominic\" for the re-release. It was included on Volume 2 of the \"Ultimate Christmas Album\" series produced by Collectables Records and on the Christmas compilation album \"Merry Xmas 2011\" by Cinquenta Musica.The song was listed at number 14 in Billboard's \"Bubbling under the Hot 100\" list in December 1960. The fact that Santa Claus owns a donkey is later referenced in the 1977 television special Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey. In that special, the donkey's name is \"Spieltote,\" who is voiced by Roger Miller and who is the narrator.".