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* CallForward: It’s implied that [[spoiler: Baby Jesus healed Baba as a sign gratitude to Aaron for playing his drum.]] As an adult, he performs many healings as part of his ministry.

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* CallForward: It’s implied that [[spoiler: Baby Jesus healed Baba as a sign of gratitude to Aaron for playing his drum.]] As an adult, he performs many healings as part of his ministry.
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* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: Following the murder of his parents, Aaron gained a bitter hatred from all humans. After Baba was fatally injured, [[spoiler:and then healed by Baby Jesus, his hatred melted away and he managed to smile again]].
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Rankin Bass took some guts in making this most darkest stop-motion animated special. Aaron's parents get murdered by bandits, Aaron becomes bitter and full of hatred for other people, and the villains all [[KarmaHoudini get away scot free.]]

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* DarkerAndEdgier: Easily one of Rankin Bass took some guts in making this most Bass's darkest stop-motion animated special.specials. Aaron's parents get murdered by bandits, Aaron becomes bitter and full of hatred for other people, and the villains all [[KarmaHoudini get away scot free.]]
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* DisneyDeath: At the climax of the story, Aaron's pet lamb Baba is hit by a Roman soldier's chariot, which leaves him unconscious and close to death. [[spoiler: Aaron approaches baby Jesus in the manger in desperate hope that his lamb will be healed, and in the end, he is.]]
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* {{Catchphrase}}: In ''Book II'', the Roman tax collector Brutus constantly addresses his BeleagueredAssistant Plato as "Plato, you fool!" Even when he's about to compliment him.

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* {{Catchphrase}}: CatchPhrase: In ''Book II'', the Roman tax collector Brutus constantly addresses his BeleagueredAssistant Plato as "Plato, you fool!" Even when he's about to compliment him.

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* NamedByTheAdaptation: The Three Kings are not named in the biblical story, but are given their traditional names here: Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar.

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The Three Kings are not named in the biblical story, but are given their traditional names here: Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar. Balthazar.
** Aaron himself. The drummer boy has NoNameGiven in the original song.

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* RaceLift: The Three Kings' traditional races in art and literature are Caucasian (Melchior), Indian (Caspar) and African (Balthazar); here, Caspar is African, while Balthazar is East Asian.

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The Three Kings' traditional races in art and literature are Caucasian (Melchior), Indian (Caspar) and African (Balthazar); here, Caspar is African, while Balthazar is East Asian.Asian.
** Despite the Middle Eastern setting, UsefulNotes/TheVirginMary is inexplicably pale-skinned and blonde.
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** In ''Book II'', Brutus is a jerk and a blowhard, but apart from burning Aaron's drum for firewood, he's only following orders by collecting money or anything else of equal value, and much to his frustration, he won't even be allowed to keep any of it.

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** In ''Book II'', Brutus is a jerk blowhard and a blowhard, but apart from burning jerk, especially when he burns Aaron's drum for firewood, but he's only following the emperor's orders by collecting money or anything else of equal value, and much to his frustration, he won't even be allowed to keep any of it.

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* {{Catchphrase}}: In ''Book II'', the Roman tax collector Brutus constantly addresses his BeleagueredAssistant Plato as "Plato, you fool!" Even when he's about to compliment him.



* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: He may be greedy, but Ben Haramed considers himself in solidarity with the suffering populace, and part of his motivation is to distract them from their daily troubles. Notice how he addresses the audience at his show as "fellow taxpayers".

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* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: IneffectualSympatheticVillain:
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He may be greedy, but Ben Haramed considers himself in solidarity with the suffering populace, and part of his motivation is to distract them from their daily troubles. Notice how he addresses the audience at his show as "fellow taxpayers".taxpayers".
** In ''Book II'', Brutus is a jerk and a blowhard, but apart from burning Aaron's drum for firewood, he's only following orders by collecting money or anything else of equal value, and much to his frustration, he won't even be allowed to keep any of it.

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