Danny Elfman
Patrick Stewart
The Citizens Of Halloween & Glenn Shadix & Glenn Walters & Carmen Twillie & Sherwood Ball & Kerry Katz & Randy Crenshaw & Ken Page & Debi Durst & Danny Elfman & Catherine O’Hara & Susan McBride & Greg Proops
Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman
Cast of the Nightmare Before Christmas & Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman & Cast of the Nightmare Before Christmas
Danny Elfman, Paul Reubens & Catherine O’Hara
The Citizens of Halloween & Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman
Ken Page, Ed Ivory, Oogie Boogie & Chorus - Nightmare Before Christmas
Catherine O’Hara
Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman, Catherine O’Hara & The Citizens of Halloween
Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman
“This is Halloween” is the song to introduce the start to the movie “The Nightmare before Christmas.” Directed by Henry Selick, who worked on other movies such as Coraline, James and the Giant Peach, and Monkeybone. As the starting scene takes place, the town called “Halloween” is being introduced...
[SHADOWS]
Boys and girls of every age
Wouldn't you like to see something strange?
Come with us and you will see
This, our town of Halloween
[GHOSTS]
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Pumpkins scream in the dead of night
This is Halloween, everybody make a scene
Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright
It's our town, everybody scream
In this town of Halloween
[CREATURE UNDER THE BED]
I am the one hiding under your bed
Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red
[MAN UNDER THE STAIRS]
I am the one hiding under your stairs
Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair
[CORPSES]
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
[VAMPIRES]
In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
[MAYOR]
In this town, don't we love it now?
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise
[CORPSES]
Round that corner, man hiding in the trash can
Something's waiting now to pounce, and how you'll…
[HARLEQUIN DEMON]
Scream!
[WEREWOLF]
This is Halloween
[HARLEQUIN DEMON]
Red and black
[MELTING MAN]
Slimy green
[WEREWOLF]
Aren't you scared?
[WITCHES]
Well, that's just fine
Say it once, say it twice
Take a chance and roll the dice
Ride with the moon in the dead of night
[HANGING TREE]
Everybody scream, everybody scream
[HANGED MEN]
In our town of Halloween!
[CLOWN]
I am the clown with the tear-away face
Here in a flash and gone without a trace
[SECOND GHOUL]
I am the “who” when you call, “Who's there?”
[WIND]
I am the wind blowing through your hair
[OOGIE BOOGIE SHADOW]
I am the shadow on the moon at night
Filling your dreams to the brim with fright
[CORPSES]
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
Halloween! Halloween!
[CHILD CORPSE TRIO]
Tender lumplings everywhere
Life's no fun without a good scare
[PARENT CORPSES]
That's our job, but we're not mean
In our town of Halloween
[CORPSES]
In this town
[MAYOR]
Don't we love it now?
Everyone's waiting for the next surprise
[CORPSES]
Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back
And scream like a banshee
Make you jump out of your skin
This is Halloween, everybody scream
[HANGING TREE/HANGED MEN]
Won't ya please make way for a very special guy?
[CORPSES]
Our man Jack is King of the Pumpkin patch
Everyone, hail to the Pumpkin King now!
[ALL CITIZENS]
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
[CORPSE CHILD TRIO]
In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
[ALL CITIZENS]
La, la, la, (Halloween! Halloween!)
La-la-la, la, la (Halloween! Halloween!)
La-la-la, la, la, (Halloween! Halloween!)
La-la-la, la-la-la, hey!
This is Halloween was written by Danny Elfman.
The Citizens Of Halloween released This is Halloween on Tue Oct 12 1993.