A lively Christmas song plays as a family including a piglet, duck, dog, mouse, donkey, and an elderly man, joyfully prepares for the holiday season.

The donkey, suddenly struck by inspiration, swallows the phone from which the song was heard and ventures out into the world.

He gets to know fame in a short time as a singing donkey, gets a manager and forms his band. He has international recognition, being broadcast on radio and TV.

None of this cheers up the donkey, so he decides to reunite with his family. However, he plans to return with a special gift from Telstra, likely a replacement for the phone he swallowed.

The song playing in the commercial is “A Holly Jolly Christmas” by Burl Ives, a classic holiday song written by Johnny Marks. The song was first recorded for the 1964 TV special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”.

Telstra is Australia’s largest telecommunications company, offering a wide range of services including mobile, broadband, fixed-line internet, and subscription television.