Dominic the Donkey?

[Doggymummar]

I was at a Christmas party today and we had to join in with Dominic the Donkey, I've never heard of this song. Others on my table much younger seemed to know it.

Does anyone know it? Where's it from?

Its been around a long time but no idea where it came from.

Never heard of it. My DS was Steve the donkey in a Christmas play once though.

I remember listening to it at school! Isn’t it just one of the classic Christmas set of songs from circa the 50s/60s?

I only heard it for the first time this year - a friend is singing it with her choir - and I will be very happy indeed if I never hear it again!

I am a fan of all genres of Christmas music, but this dreck is beyond the pale.

Yep, it is a favourite in our house. It is an old song from the 60s.

Not sure where it’s from but it was regularly played around Christmas on R1 when Chris moyles did the morning show, which is how I know of it

I know of it from the Chris Moyles show too.

Same!

I've never heard of it.... off to Google now 🎶

Christ.... that's shit!! And yes, Google says it's of Italian origin, from 1960.

Just heard about it on a game show a few days ago. Apparently it's an Italian thing or of Italian origin, although the Italian host said he's never heard of it.

Ds sang it at school a few years back. As his name is Dominic he was very cross about being called a donkey

Chris Moyles had a producer called Dominic which is why he played it so often. It’s a great wee tune!

Me too

It's a song that's been around for ages. DD's love it (and another oldie...... I want a hippopotamus for Christmas) 🤣

Never heard of it before, so I looked up some videos.

This one brought tears to my eyes.

It falls into the "so bad it's good again genre"

Bing Videos

Yes i also know it from the Chris Moyles show! You don't hear of it as much now but it was everywhere maybe 13 years ago something like that

I’m another one who knows it from the Chris Moyles Show. I play it for me kids now, my almost 2 year old points at the smart speaker and asks for ‘onk-ee’.

Yep, Chris Moyles!

Amazing I am out of date! I'll be glad not to hear it again!!

It was the Chris Moyles show for me as well! Didn’t he try to get it to Xmas number 1 once?

A few years ago the Sainsbury's in-store Christmas music was a bunch of old fashioned songs including Dominic the Donkey and the Hippopotamus song so a lot of people heard them on a loop for several months.
You can probably tell if someone was a Sainsbury's staff member during that time because If you mention these songs they run screaming.
Source: a family member who worked there 🤣

It was very big on Radio 1 (I think) about 15-20 years ago.

Chris Moyles is playing it now. It’s the first day of our school’s Christmas holidays, and now my kids are going wild 😂