There has been some popular donkeys out there, but I’m not sure there has ever been one like Dominick. The Italian Christmas Donkey known as Dominick has an entire nation behind him and that would be the Italian nation. The symbol for the democratic party here in the States is a donkey, but only half of the nation support that donkey. I think just about everyone in Italy supports Dominick the Italian Donkey. Eddie Murphy made another donkey pretty famous in the movie Shrek but that donkey doesn’t quite have the Christmas appeal as Dominick does during this time of the year.

Dominick the Italian Christmas Donkey Song

Now that’s the Italian donkey song that gets played during the Christmas holidays. Feel free to sing along and here’s the words to the Italian Christmas Donkey Song:

Hey! Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
It’s Dominick the donkey,
Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
The Italian Christmas donkey
(la la la-la la-la la la la la)
(la la la-la la-la la-dee-oh-da)

Santa’s got a little friend,
his name is Dominick,
the cutest little donkey,
you never see him kick,
when Santa visits his paisans,
with Dominick he’ll be,
because the reindeer cannot
climb the hills of Italy

Hey! Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
it’s Dominick the donkey,
Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
the Italian Christmas donkey
(la la la-la la-la la la la la)
(la la la-la la-la la-dee-oh-da)

Jingle bells around his feet,
and presents on the sled,
hey! Look at the mayor’s derby,
on top of Dominick’s head,
a pair of shoes for Louie,
and a dress for Josephine,
the labels on the inside say
they’re made in Bruccalin’

Hey! Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
it’s Dominick the donkey,
Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
the Italian Christmas donkey
(la la la-la la-la la la la la)
(la la la-la la-la la-ee-oh-da)

Children sing and clap their hands,
And Dominick starts to dance,
they talk Italian to him,
and he even understands

Cummare’s and cumpare’s
do the dance ‘a tarantell’,
when Santa Nicola comes to town,
and brings ‘o ciucciarell’,

Hey! Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
it’s Dominick the donkey,
Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
the Italian Christmas donkey
(la la la-la la-la la la la la)
(la la la-la la-la la-ee-oh-da)

Hey! Dominick! Buonn Natale!
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
(hee-haw, hee-haw)

I hope you enjoyed Dominick the Donkey and maybe he added a little smile to your day. I know my friend Lisa in New York loves this song and this is her Christmas present from me! Merry Christmas!!! They don’t really play this song on the radio here, but if they did, I would think of my friend in New York every single time. I guess I have a new Christmas tradition now and that will be to hear Dominick the Italian Donkey Song at least once every year.

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