Today’s Christmas song – one a day until December 25 – is Lou Monte’s “Dominick the Donkey.” Lou made a career out of Italian-American novelty records, most popular in New York and New Jersey. First released in 1960, “Dominick the Donkey” is about how Santa has a donkey because reindeer aren’t so good at climbing the peaks of Italy. The song also implies Santa’s workshop is actually in “Brook-a-leen.”