I love how even though the song sounds menacing, the lyrics are all cheerful and positive. From the residents of Halloween Town's perspective, this is a cheery Christmas carol.
Yeah, they’re genuinely trying, making things based on what they would enjoy, the problem is that they didn’t understand that most humans don’t generally like the same kind of things they do. Now if it was just spooky themed (but harmless) gift wrapping and toys, along with a butt ton of Halloween candy in their stockings, then I imagine it would actually be fairy well received (if not slightly confusing). Still wondering about where the candy aspect is in Halloween town though…
@@theheroneededwillette6964What about that melting guy who was trying to make a present out of the dead turtle? I always thought he was supposed to be melted chocolate
Funny that you asked, I actually have a cool fan fiction in my head that involves that: So you know how those bugs go in Santa’s beard in Oogie Boogie’s song? I have them take over Santa’s mind, and since apparently the voice for Oogie Boogie also voices Santa Claus, tells the elves and every one else that he will take a little vacation and that he’ll be back in a few days. This is just a thing so that they don’t check on Santa so that Lock Shock and Barrel can get him and make him Oogie Boogie again. They get all the bugs from Halloween Town, and sew a new burlap body for him, and then the elves report Santa missing. Jack hears about this and searches for them with the entire population of Halloween Town. Since they are too busy looking in every holiday, they are missing out in theirs, so the elves try (and fail) to make Halloween. Then Oogie Boogie somehow takes over the Halloween Town while they are doing stuff, they free Santa from Oogie, he becomes a big trash monster, and then they defeat them. This takes some inspiration from Oogie’s Revenge, by the way. TLDR: Santa gets mind controlled from Oogie, Jack has to find where Santa is, the elves try to make Halloween and fail, they come back to try to search in Halloween Town, they find out that he took over, they free Santa, Oogie becomes a big monster, they defeat him, the end.
1:46 jack is a really good leader, I mean he's not criticizing them in any way he's simply giving them all suggestions and helpful advice and encouraging them to not give up like Jack is a really good leader
The really brilliant thing about this song is that it works just as well out of context as in. If you were to see this clip without seeing the rest of 'Nightmare', you'd see a bunch of ghouls getting ready to wreck Christmas, and it'd be all spooky, creepy fun - but in context, it's STILL that; you totally get that this is a looming disaster we're talking about here, but since you know the characters, you can see that they actually are making a good-faith effort; it's just that they're getting everything totally wrong. So context adds a lot to it, but it's not necessary to enjoy it - THAT'S good writing.
They dont really understand the concept of Christmas, they think it's just Halloween 2, but the world just had Halloween and while there antics are appreciated in October, the most wonderful time of the year is not a day for frights
You gotta hand it to them! They only had 2 months after Halloween, and it’s not their fault that they only knew how be spooky/do scary stuff since halloween was their entire lifestyle. Even though they failed, they still genuinely tried to be merry and celebrate Xmas!
You gotta give the residents of Halloween Town credit, their Christmas may not have turned out that great but they got it done in less than two months. Santa's workshop should take notes.
I know this is Jolen Aubin‘s account but she is my grandmother and she lets me use her iPad my name is Jonathan Aubin and my favorite movie is Tim Burtons the nightmare before Christmas! Thank you so much for putting making Christmas by Danny Elfman and Tim Burtons the nightmare before Christmas on RUclips! My favorite holiday is Halloween! And my favorite holiday other than Halloween Is Saint Valentines day! Happy Valentine’s Day! And happy Halloween when it comes! Love Jonathan!
Just learned about the "Dies Ire", (Translation: "The Day of Wrath",) in a Music History class. "Making Christmas" has ties to it. Given the training/background of the composer, I am 100% certain that this is not a mere coincidence. (The song dates back over 1000 years...)
Yeah this is actually a very basic thing to do for trained composers (not saying Danny Elfman is basic far from it) , if you wanna learn more stuff about how composers do music for a film I can only recommend you the channel sideways
I've always had a love for the vampires and their collaborative creation of a duck riddled with bloody bullet holes...That robotic "maaykkking xkristmus!" as it repeats the lyrics gives me chills every time as it jerks its head to the side.
i've been watching that movie practically since i was born (my aunt was a fanatic and had a dvd of it) and i still wonder DO THE BAT KID'S LEGS EVEN WORK?! THEY'RE TOO SMALL FOR HIS BODY, HE WALKS ON HIS WINGS!!!!
@@thefanofthreethings6595while he is described as a winged demon, his name is actually Bat Boy. It's referenced in many places. So I think either is really acceptable.
you know, this only failed because christmas town wasnt warned ahead of time. so much of this could have actually been successful had they 1, not kidnap santa claws and 2, tried to communicate more with christmas town. i do hope both towns become just a little friendlier to each other. hell, i can actually see a friendship blossom between jack and santa, provide he gives him a chance. jacks not a bad guy at all. and maybe with some coercing santa might be okay with greenlighting a christmas-themed haunted house.
In the soundtrack, on the very last closing track has the narrator saying how Jack and Sally eventually had little skeleton children together and how after what happened all of the holidays knew about each other, and how both Halloween and Xmas they would visit each other to say hello! So I’d assume they all had a happy relationship with each other moving forward ☺️
Can we all justtake a moment to appreciate Halloweentown's incredible industrial capacity and efficiency. With barely any warning andlimited knowledge, and after likely already spinning down after their own holiday crunch time, they matched Christmastown's yearly output in less than 2 months.
3:34 Bismarck ship: "It's Titanic time!" 3:37 *Bismarck ship giggles in happiness* 3:39 *Skeleton gannets shaking their skulls as their way if saying "Yes; It sure is sir."*
1:58 is much funnier in french to me because he joke about thos not really "sticking to the vibe" and I don't know why but it always makes me so much laught and so yea in english it doesn't feel correct even so it's the og 😂😂
Thanksgiving barely exists anymore anyways,we go from Halloween to Christmas! Hell even in the store you see Christmas stuff mixed with the Halloween decor
I love how even though the song sounds menacing, the lyrics are all cheerful and positive.
From the residents of Halloween Town's perspective, this is a cheery Christmas carol.
Yeah, they’re genuinely trying, making things based on what they would enjoy, the problem is that they didn’t understand that most humans don’t generally like the same kind of things they do.
Now if it was just spooky themed (but harmless) gift wrapping and toys, along with a butt ton of Halloween candy in their stockings, then I imagine it would actually be fairy well received (if not slightly confusing).
Still wondering about where the candy aspect is in Halloween town though…
@@theheroneededwillette6964What about that melting guy who was trying to make a present out of the dead turtle? I always thought he was supposed to be melted chocolate
Yep... and now wonder. These are the same people that sang THIS: ruclips.net/video/ZVuToMilP0A/видео.html
The composition its almost literally just a scary version of the carol of the bells
@@Lira_manI think it's more directly quoting the Dies Irae chant, which starts with the same four notes as Carol of the Bells
when Jack says "it's christmas time heheheheeee!" he literally looked geniually look excited and happy about it-
Because he is
0:20😂
marry crishtmas🎅
“Merry Christmas.”
It’s… Christmas Time! 🤭HEHEHEEE🤭
I would love it if the Christmas town tried to make their town like Halloween and try to be scary but fail
Missed opportunity! That would have been so funny
Wouldn't be as disasterous or enjoyable as Jack mixing Halloween scariness in Christmas.
If I was in this move I would love to be in Christmas town with Santa
Funny that you asked, I actually have a cool fan fiction in my head that involves that: So you know how those bugs go in Santa’s beard in Oogie Boogie’s song? I have them take over Santa’s mind, and since apparently the voice for Oogie Boogie also voices Santa Claus, tells the elves and every one else that he will take a little vacation and that he’ll be back in a few days. This is just a thing so that they don’t check on Santa so that Lock Shock and Barrel can get him and make him Oogie Boogie again. They get all the bugs from Halloween Town, and sew a new burlap body for him, and then the elves report Santa missing. Jack hears about this and searches for them with the entire population of Halloween Town. Since they are too busy looking in every holiday, they are missing out in theirs, so the elves try (and fail) to make Halloween. Then Oogie Boogie somehow takes over the Halloween Town while they are doing stuff, they free Santa from Oogie, he becomes a big trash monster, and then they defeat them. This takes some inspiration from Oogie’s Revenge, by the way.
TLDR: Santa gets mind controlled from Oogie, Jack has to find where Santa is, the elves try to make Halloween and fail, they come back to try to search in Halloween Town, they find out that he took over, they free Santa, Oogie becomes a big monster, they defeat him, the end.
@thescreamingelfwillcry also expanding Oogie’s lore and Bug Day.
One of my favorite parts of this movie is that whenever the vampires appear, they’re always like a barbershop quartet.
You are absolutely right they do, for a bunch of bloodsuckers they do have lovely singing voices.
In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the Pumpkin Song
1:46 jack is a really good leader, I mean he's not criticizing them in any way he's simply giving them all suggestions and helpful advice and encouraging them to not give up like Jack is a really good leader
'Wont they be impressed? I am a genius' I aspire to have the same confidence as him😂
Like every fashion designer when they first start ... Lol
it isn’t a bad hat tbf
I work at a theme park where we just did Halloween and now we're setting up Christmas so I've been thinking of this song
Makes sense your making Christmas at the park
That’s when u play this at maximum volume 4 all your coworkers
Best part is when the devil says " it's time to party" i lmao everytime
Lol me too
Oh so Satan is not evil after.
It’S tIMe to PrTaY 🤗
That part makes me cringe
It's a shame it wasn't included in the OST. 😥👿
The really brilliant thing about this song is that it works just as well out of context as in. If you were to see this clip without seeing the rest of 'Nightmare', you'd see a bunch of ghouls getting ready to wreck Christmas, and it'd be all spooky, creepy fun - but in context, it's STILL that; you totally get that this is a looming disaster we're talking about here, but since you know the characters, you can see that they actually are making a good-faith effort; it's just that they're getting everything totally wrong. So context adds a lot to it, but it's not necessary to enjoy it - THAT'S good writing.
They dont really understand the concept of Christmas, they think it's just Halloween 2, but the world just had Halloween and while there antics are appreciated in October, the most wonderful time of the year is not a day for frights
I love Jack's lines in this song
Yeah he's like so amused that everyone is going along with his plan lol
"I don't believe
What has happen to me
My hopes, my dreams,
My fantasy (laugh)"
Don't know why, always found that part so beautiful and relatable 😭
This entire movie is a masterpiece.
Me with 28 years.
My mind: "Won't they be impressed I am a GENIUS, see how I transform this old rat into a most delightful hat"
"My compliments from me to you
on this, your most intriguing hat consider though this substitute a bat in place of this old rat"
"no no that's all wrong this thing will never make a present its been dead for far too long try something fresher don't give up!"
"All together, that and this, with all our tricks we're MAKING CHRISTMAS TIME!"
@@WarshipsARECOOL *LONG. ASS. INSTRUMENTAL*
"This time! This time!"
"It's ours!"
@@WarshipsARECOOL (Instrumental that lasts too long)
"This time, this time"
0:49 *I T S T I M E T O P A R T Y*
My favorite
Lol
I T S T I M E T O P A R T Y
I just ❤ Jack's laugh
Me too it's so unique and awesome and everything!
I always sing this song and try to do the laugh but my dad could’ve done it better
3:17 i absolutely love this part. Jack’s little yowl is so cute 😭🖤
This song sounds so chaotic and terrifying it's still hilarious decades later that it's about Christmas gifts and decor.
that shows that something that is truely funny stays funny forever
It's accurate to being a baker that does cookies, cakes, pies, and danishes during December lol
I can’t be the only guy who listens to this song while wrapping Christmas presents.
You’re not! 😊
R8rie😂😢😮😅
0:39 did they put that doll in a guillotine lolol
Wednesday Addams would be proud. I think that the Addams would like this place.
Yes, yes they did
Now we know where Wednesday Addams got her Marie Antoinette doll😏
You gotta hand it to them! They only had 2 months after Halloween, and it’s not their fault that they only knew how be spooky/do scary stuff since halloween was their entire lifestyle. Even though they failed, they still genuinely tried to be merry and celebrate Xmas!
Every song in this movie is incredible
You can have your "this is halloweens" and your "whats this's", but this was the real banger
Jack Skeleton is my favorite character in this movie.
Same here.
I love your profile #MJFOREVER
that monster got eaten by the snake
XD xD
@@jamesstangle7306 Where did you get fact? His offical name is Corpse Dad.
@@mevbHe's fine, the snake spat him out.
We see Corpse Dad (that's his name) after that.
3:39 I love the reindeer lol 😂✨
Why are they skeleton reindeer
I listen to this every year as I’m either wrapping or hand making my gifts, Merry Christmas everyone!
1:53 My 2001 battle cry, "No no no, now that's all wrong!"
You gotta give the residents of Halloween Town credit, their Christmas may not have turned out that great but they got it done in less than two months. Santa's workshop should take notes.
My plan to do this with Valentines Day this year and give it a spooky makeover
You got to hand it to these guys they really pulled it out and did in just under two months what it takes the other guys a whole year.
While the othet guys also had a headstart, the halloween guys have some gusto.
A combination of cheerful and spooky.🖤
This film is a perfect blend of both Christmas and Halloween.
tnbc is literally the best movie of all time! tysm for making this!
I know this is Jolen Aubin‘s account but she is my grandmother and she lets me use her iPad my name is Jonathan Aubin and my favorite movie is Tim Burtons the nightmare before Christmas! Thank you so much for putting making Christmas by Danny Elfman and Tim Burtons the nightmare before Christmas on RUclips! My favorite holiday is Halloween! And my favorite holiday other than Halloween Is Saint Valentines day! Happy Valentine’s Day! And happy Halloween when it comes! Love Jonathan!
Ok but Jacks laugh at the end was just adorable.
I ment I luv Jack's laugh
at the end or near the beginning? I always laugh when he laughs at the end it's so high pitched!
They think there doing stuff right but there are not
That's what I love this film
Ikr? That's what I love about it! they mean well but they don't know any better
0:21 is my favorite part
0:23
Making Christmas
Same!!🎉
1:37
One of the monsters looks so done with life
This is probably one of my favourite Nightmare Before Christmas songs of all time. It never gets old.
Harlequin Demon is my favorite character, probably becuase of their line in this song haha
ITS TIME TO PAAAAARTY
Watching this since it's December! Advanced Merry Christmas!
Just learned about the "Dies Ire", (Translation: "The Day of Wrath",) in a Music History class. "Making Christmas" has ties to it. Given the training/background of the composer, I am 100% certain that this is not a mere coincidence. (The song dates back over 1000 years...)
Yeah this is actually a very basic thing to do for trained composers (not saying Danny Elfman is basic far from it) , if you wanna learn more stuff about how composers do music for a film I can only recommend you the channel sideways
@@soulknight5330 love a sideways shout out, miss him so much
You can hear two monsters saying hello
I've always had a love for the vampires and their collaborative creation of a duck riddled with bloody bullet holes...That robotic "maaykkking xkristmus!" as it repeats the lyrics gives me chills every time as it jerks its head to the side.
i've been watching that movie practically since i was born (my aunt was a fanatic and had a dvd of it) and i still wonder DO THE BAT KID'S LEGS EVEN WORK?! THEY'RE TOO SMALL FOR HIS BODY, HE WALKS ON HIS WINGS!!!!
I dont know if he can walk on his legs, but he's a winged demon kid not a bat.
He has a good singing voice though.
@@thefanofthreethings6595while he is described as a winged demon, his name is actually Bat Boy. It's referenced in many places. So I think either is really acceptable.
Making science, making science...
(I fell in love with this crossover with the Portal universe)
This is a best scene in this movie.
you know, this only failed because christmas town wasnt warned ahead of time. so much of this could have actually been successful had they 1, not kidnap santa claws and 2, tried to communicate more with christmas town.
i do hope both towns become just a little friendlier to each other. hell, i can actually see a friendship blossom between jack and santa, provide he gives him a chance. jacks not a bad guy at all. and maybe with some coercing santa might be okay with greenlighting a christmas-themed haunted house.
All of this could have been avoided if they just celebratef Christmas by their own in Halloween Town.
Well there was that video game sequel.
You need to real long live the pumpkin queen all th towns do end up working together
In the soundtrack, on the very last closing track has the narrator saying how Jack and Sally eventually had little skeleton children together and how after what happened all of the holidays knew about each other, and how both Halloween and Xmas they would visit each other to say hello! So I’d assume they all had a happy relationship with each other moving forward ☺️
Danny Elfman is a legend.
Can we all justtake a moment to appreciate Halloweentown's incredible industrial capacity and efficiency. With barely any warning andlimited knowledge, and after likely already spinning down after their own holiday crunch time, they matched Christmastown's yearly output in less than 2 months.
Its the monster fashion designer for me😂😂😂
Turn On the Subtitles for the Lyrics (-not the auto generated one or the lyrics will be incorrect) (and Enjoy)
MovieClips I
Love when Jack is excited and is like ITS CHRISTMAS TIME HE HE HE!!
I like the fact that Christmas Town is cute and cuddly and Halloween town is gothic.
MERRY HALLOWMAS !
Haha
Very very clever
@@TheStupidBirdHallowmas sounds way better.
@@sammontanez6908 Damn. I forgot I ever even wrote this... But yeah, I agree
Mummy Boy and Boy With His Eyes Sewed Shut are so adorable. Every time you see them together on screen, they're so excited together.
The later is named “corpse kid”.
It's genius how rhe music changes in the cutscenes between Christmas town and Halloween town
Christmas should be like this!
I didn't know the Cyclops had teleportation powers. Look at him at 0:29.
a world of burton physics would be so beautiful.
if you don't play this when ur making stuff in minecraft something went wrong
I’d actually prefer jacks version of Christmas
Same, it makes things more interesting
It is impressive that the residents of Halloween town were able to do all this in the span of only one month...
1:00 spider legs and cricket balls
This is literally me decorating on November 1st
Brings back so many memories❤, haven't listened to this in years.
The monster that says wont they be impressed i am a genius,its mouth kinda looks like nightmare balloon boy's from fnaf
Nightmare BB was probably based on the harlequin monster
I like that guy's voice in the song
Did none of the elves wonder where Santa went?
0:54 I want one!
I know right? That thing looks Freakin Awesome!
Those Jack in the boxes in Christmas town are cute, I would love a Jack o lantern Jack in the box.
I want the black cat one.
@@keshiaanders6452 I bet you do not want it to chase you around the house though.
@@eleanorhogan8643 Cats fallow/chase after me all of the time (mostly because they want me to feed them).
@@keshiaanders6452 Well that is true but what I meant was you do not want a Jack in the box chasing you.
3:34 Bismarck ship: "It's Titanic time!"
3:37 *Bismarck ship giggles in happiness*
3:39 *Skeleton gannets shaking their skulls as their way if saying "Yes; It sure is sir."*
1:05 Spongebob and Patrick cut down the great deku tree
Bless their hearts. They just wanted to bring some joy 🥺
I have a soft toy of that monster at 1:12.
Cool :D
That laugh makes me happy
1:58 is much funnier in french to me because he joke about thos not really "sticking to the vibe" and I don't know why but it always makes me so much laught and so yea in english it doesn't feel correct even so it's the og 😂😂
Won't they be impressed *I am a genius*
I was blasting this as I was wrapping my girlfriends gifts this year :)
Now X !
Halloween Playlist or Xmas Playlist?
Y E S
This has got to be the most underrated song of the film🔥😭😭
I like Jack's mad laughter!
1:37 THE EYE ROLL☠️🙄
Is no body talking how Christmas and Halloween are on the same day in Tim Burton Land, apparently?
Certified Classic.
I have a head cannon that when Sally was making jacks suit she sewed a message over the heart saying remember who you really are ❤
Jack:🎶I Don’t Believe What’s Happening To Me
🎶My Hopes
🎶My Dreams
🎶My Fantasy
Hehehehehehehehe
"Oh no no no, this thing will never make a present; its been dead for much too long. Try something fresher."
My goth ass putting up Christmas decorations every year.
0:36 Barbie if it was made in France:
At 1:07 i've never understood what they are doing with the chain and saw.
Am I missing some cultural reference?
Who else sings this while decorating and wrapping presents? Lol
nice example of 'dies irae' the "Making Christmas"
3:16 Jack: IN TOWER
This is what should be in-between Halloween and Christmas. Not Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving barely exists anymore anyways,we go from Halloween to Christmas! Hell even in the store you see Christmas stuff mixed with the Halloween decor
I love Sally she is my favrit
This movie was the first time I learned about the term "Xmas"
the family that goes all out on decorations in november:
Great job, this is just like the original
I get to make this Christmas this year SPOOOKSTER I LOVE YOU KIDDO JIMMI 💕
Nightmare before Christmas is my FAVORITE movie