The Nightmare Before Christmas

Tim Burton se inspiró en esta película por un poema que escribió y casi sin darse cuenta eso fue la base madre de esta película que tanto éxito causo. Cuenta con la brillante música de el genio Danny Elfman y fue realizada con stop motion y cuenta la historia de una tierra de Halloween que quiere robar la idea de Navidad, pero no logra entenderla.

La película comienza con una gran canción llamada This is Halloween , en donde parece que todos los habitantes cada año y durante todo este, su meta es trabajar para la presentación del Halloween, en donde los habitantes participan por el mejor puesto.
El protagonista Jack Skellington, es amado y alabado por toda la ciudad, pero el mismo no se siente conforme y ya esta cansado de que todos los años tengan que hacer exactamente lo mismo. Entonces una noche sale a caminar, entonando su cancion Jack's Lament con su mascota fantasma Zero y ambos descubren un lugar en donde hay varios arboles, estos forman un círculo y cada uno de ellos tiene una puerta que tiene un dibujo, la cual indica a que tierra comunica la puerta. Jack abre la puerta que tiene un dibujo de un árbol de navidad e ingresa a la Tierra Navideña, donde los colores, las risas, los regalos, las luces hace que se emocione y que cuando vuelve a su Tierra de Halloween les cuenta a todos los habitantes lo que ha visto y su idea de celebrar la Navidad y contadoles que el rey de la navidad se llama San Atroz.
Jack decide tomar por completo La Navidad: Todos los habitantes de la Tierra comienzan a ayudarlo con los preparativos y se hace hacer un trineo, un traje y regalos. Pero los habitantes de Halloween crean juguetes monstruosos mezclando su idelogia de terror con la navidad alegre y los habitantes se terminan horririzando.

Sinceramente, una de las películas de animación mas lindas.

LETRAS DE LAS CANCIONES

This Is Halloween

Boys and Girls of ever age
wouldn't you like to see something strange
come with us and you will see
this our town of halloween

This is Halloween, this is Halloween
pumkins scream in the dead of night
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
everybody make a scene
trick or treat til the neighbors are gonna die of fright

In this town everybody scream
in our town of Halloween

I am the one hidding under your bed
teeth round sharp and eyes glowing red
I am the one hiding under your stairs
fingers like snakes with spiders in my hair
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween

In this town, we call home,
everybody hail to the pumpkin song
In this town, don't we love it now
everybody's waiting for the next suprise

Round the corner land, hiding in the crash can
somethings waiting and it'll pounce, and howl
you'll scream!
This is Halloween, Red and black, and spider green
Aren't you scared and that's just why
say it once say it twice
take the chance to roll the dice
ride with the moon in the dead of night
Everybody scream, everybody scream
in our twon of halloween

I am the clown with the tear away face
feer of the flash and gobble and trace
I am the who in How who's there
I am the wind blowing through your hair
I am the shadow of the moon at night
Filling your dreams to the brim of fright

This is Halloween, this is Halloween,
Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween
Halloween, Hallowenn,
Tender lovelings everywhere
lifes no fun without a good scare
thats our job, but we're not mean
in our town of Hallowenn

In this town, don't we love it now
everyones waiting for the next suprise
Skeloton Jack might catch you in the back
and scream like a banshiee that will
make you jump out of your skin

This is Halloween, and everybody scream
Won't you please make way for a very special guy
Skeloton Jack is king of the pumpkin patch,
everyone hail to the pumpkin king,
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween
In our town, we call home
everyone hails to the pumpkin song
Lalalalalalalalalalalalala
Hail!


Jack's Lament

There are few who'd deny, at what I do I am the best
For my talents are renowned far and wide
When it comes to surprises in the moonlit night
I excel without ever even trying
With the slightest little effort of my ghostlike charms
I have seen grown men give out a shriek
With the wave of my hand, and a well-placed moan
I have swept the very bravest off their feet

Yet year after year, it's the same routine
And I grow so weary of the sound of screams
And I, Jack, the Pumpkin King
Have grown so tired of the same old thing

Oh, somewhere deep inside of these bones
An emptiness began to grow
There's something out there, far from my home
A longing that I've never known

I'm a master of fright, and a demon of light
And I'll scare you right out of your pants
To a guy in Kentucky, I'm Mister Unlucky
And I'm known throughout England and France

And since I am dead, I can take off my head
To recite Shakespearean quotations
No animal nor man can scream like I can
With the fury of my recitations

But who here would ever understand
That the Pumpkin King with the skeleton grin
Would tire of his crown, if they only understood
He'd give it all up if he only could

Oh, there's an empty place in my bones
That calls out for something unknown
The fame and praise come year after year
Does nothing for these empty tears


What's this?

What's this? What's this?
There's color everywhere
What's this?
There's white things in the air
What's this?
I can't believe my eyes
I must be dreaming
Wake up, Jack, this isn't fair
What's this?

What's this? What's this?
There's something very wrong
What's this?
There's people singing songs

What's this?
The streets are lined with
Little creatures laughing
Everybody seems so happy
Have I possibly gone daffy?
What is this?
What's this?

There are children throwing snowballs here
Instead of throwing heads
They're busy building toys
And absolutely no one's dead

There's frost on every window
Oh, I can't believe my eyes
And in my bones I feel the warnth
That's coming from inside

Oh, look
What's this?
They're hanging mistletoe, they kiss
Why that looks so unique, inspired
They're gathering around to hear a story
Roasting chestnuts on a fire
What's this?
What's this?

In here they've got a little tree, how queer
And who would ever think
And why?

They're covering it with tiny little things
They've got electric lights on strings
And there's a smile on everyone
So, now, correct me if I'm wrong
This looks like fun
This looks like fun
Oh, could it be I got my wish?
What's this?

Oh my, what now?
The children are asleep
But look, there's nothing underneath
No ghouls, no witches here to scream and scare them
Oe ensnare them, only little cozy things
Secure inside their dremaland
What's this?

The monsters are all missing
And the nightmares can't be found
And in their place there seems to be
Good feeling all around

Instead of screams, I swear
I can hear music in the air
The smell of cakes and pies
IS absolutely everywhere

The sights, the sounds
They're eveywhere and all around
I've never felt so good before
Thsi empty place inside of me is filling up
I simply cannot get enough

I want it, oh, I want it
Oh, I want it for my own
I've got to know
I've got to know
What is this place that I have found?
What is this?

Christmas Town? Hmm...


Jack's Obsession

Something's up with Jack
Something's up with Jack
Don't know if we're ever going to get him back

He's all alone up there
Locked away inside
Never says a word
Hope he hasn't died

Something's up with Jack
Something's up with Jack

Christmas time is buzzing in my skull
Will it let me be? I cannot tell
There are so many things I cannot grasp
When I think I've got it, and then at last
Through my bony fingers it does slip
Like a snowflake in a fiery grip

Something's here I'm not quite getting
Though I try, I keep forgetting
Like a memory long since past
Here in an instant, gone in a flash
What does it mean?
What does it mean?

In these little bric-a-brac
A secret's waiting to be cracked
These dolls and toys confuse me so
Confound it all, I love it though

Simple objects, nothing more
But something's hidden through a door
Though I do not have the key
Something's there I cannot see
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
Hmm...

I've read these Christmas books so many times
I know the stories and I know the rhymes
I know the Christmas carols all by heart
My skull's so full, it's tearing me apart
As often as I've read them, something's wrong
So hard to put my bony finger on

Or perhaps it's really not as deep
As I've been led to think
Am I trying much too hard?
Of course! I've been too close to see
The answer's right in front of me
Right in front of me

It's simple really, very clear
Like music drifting in the air
Invisible, but everywhere
Just because I cannot see it
Doesn't mean I can't believe it

You know, I think this Christmas thing
It's not as tricky as it seems
And why should they have all the fun?
It should belong to anyone

Not anyone, in fact, but me
Why, I could make a Christmas tree
And there's no reason I can find
I couldn't handle Christmas time

I bet I could improve it too
And that's exactly what I'll do
Hee,hee,hee
Eureka! I've got it


Kidnap the Sandy Claws

Kidnap mr. sandy claws

I wanna do it
Let's draw straws

Jack said we should work together
Three of a kind

Birds of a feather
Now and forever
Wheeee
La, la, la, la, la

Kidnap the sandy claws, lock him up real tight
Throw away the key and then
Turn off all the lights

First, we're going to set some bait
Inside a nasty trap and wait
When he comes a-sniffing we will
Snap the trap and close the gate

Wait! i've got a better plan
To catch this big red lobster man
Let's pop him in a boiling pot
And when he's done we'll butter him up

Kidnap the sandy claws
Throw him in a box
Bury him for ninety years
Then see if he talks

Then mr. oogie boogie man
Can take the whole thing over then
He'll be so pleased, i do declare
That he will cook him rare

Wheeee!

I say that we take a cannon
Aim it at his door and then
Knock three times and when he anwers
Sandy claws will be no more

You're so stupid, think now
If we blow him up into smithereens
We may lose some pieces
And the jack will beat us black and green

Kidnap the sandy claws
Tie him in a bag
Throw him in the ocean
Then see if he is sad

Because mr. oogie boogie id the meanest guy around
If i were on his boogie list, i'd get out of town

He'll be so pleased by our success
That he'll reward us too, i bet

Perhaps he'll make his special brew
Of snake and spider stew
Ummm!

We're his little henchmen
And we take our job with pride
We do our best to please him
And stay on his good side

I wish my cohorts weren't so dumb
I'm not the dumb one
You're no fun
Shut up!
Make me

I've got something, listen now
This one is real good, you'll see
We'll send a present to his door
Upon there'll be a note to read
Now, in the box we'll wait and hide

Until his curiousity
Entices him to look inside
And then we'll have him
One, two, three

Kidnap the sandy claws, beat him with a stick
Lock him for ninety years, see what makes him tick

Kidnap the sandy claws, chop him into bits
Mr. oogie boogie is sure to get his kicks
Kidnap the sandy claws, see what we will see
Lock him in a cage and then throw away the key


Oogie Boogie Song

Oogie boogie
Well, well, well, what have we here?
Sandy claws, huh?
Oh, i'm really scared
So you're the one everybody's talkin' about, ha, ha

You're jokin', you're jokin'
I can't believe my eyes
You're jokin' me, you gotta be
This can't be the right guy
He's ancient, he's ugly
I don't know which is worse
I might just split a seam now
If i don't die laughing first

When mr. oogie boogie says
There's trouble close at hand
You'd better pay attention now
'cause i'm the boogie man
And if you aren't shakin'
Then there's something very wrong
'cause this may be the last time now
That you hear the boogie song, ohhh

Three bats
Ohhh
Oogie boogie
Ohhh
Seven lizards
Ohhh
Oogie boogie
Ohhh
Seven lizards
Ohhh, he's the oogie boogie man

Oogie boogie
Well if i'm feelin' antsy
And there's nothin' much to do
I might just cook a special batch
Of snake and spider stew
And don't ya know the one thing
That would make it work so nice?
A roly-poly sandy claws to add a little spice

Three skeletons
Ohhh

Oogie boogie
Oh, yeah

Three bats
Ohhh

Oogie boogie
Ohhh

Three bats
Ohhh

Oogie boogie and three skeletons
Oh, yeah, i'm (he's) the oogie boogie man

Santa
Release me now
Or you must face the dire consequences
The children are expecting me
So please, come to your senses

Oogie boogie
You're jokin', you're jokin'
I can't believe my ears
Would someone shut this fella up
I'm drownin' in my tears
It's funny, i'm laughing
You really are too much
And now, with your permission
I'm going to do my stuff

Santa
What are you going to do?

Oogie boogie
I'm gonna do the best i can

Oh, the sound of rollin' dice
To me is music in the air
'cause i'm a gamblin' boogie man
Although i don't play fair

It's much more fun, i must confess
When lives are on the line
Not mine, of course, but yours, old boy
Now that'd be just fine

Santa
Release me fast or you will have to
Answer for this heinous act

Oogie boogie
Oh, brother, you're something
You put me in a spin
You aren't comprehending
The position that you're in
It's hopeless, you're finished
You haven't got a prayer
'cause i'm mr. oogie boogie
And you ain't going nowhere


Sally's Song

I sense there's something in the wind
That feels like tragedy's at hand
And though i'd like to stand by him
Can't shake this feeling that i have
The worst is just around the bend

And does he notice my feelings for him?
And will he see how much he means to me?
I think it's not to be

What will become of my dear friend?
Where will his actions lead us then?
Although i'd like to join the crowd
In their enthusiastic cloud
Try as i may, it doesn't last

And will we ever end up together?
No, i think not, it's never to become
For i am not the one


Poor Jack

What have I done?
What have I done?
How could I be so blind?
All is lost, where was I?
Spoiled all, spoiled all
Everything’s gone all wrong

What have I done?
What have I done?
Find a deep cave to hide in
In a million years they’ll find me
Only dust and a plaque
That reads, ‘Here Lies Poor Old Jack’

But I never intended all this madness, never
And nobody really understood, how could they?
That all I ever wanted was to bring them something great
Why does nothing ever turn out like it should?

Well, what the heck, I went and did my best
And, by god, I really tasted something swell
And for a moment, why, I even touched the sky
And at least I left some stories they can tell, I did

And for the first time since I don’t remember when
I felt just like my old bony self again
And I, Jack, the Pumpkin King

That’s right! I am the Pumpkin King, ha, ha, ha
And I just can’t wait until next Halloween
‘Cause I’ve got some new ideas that will really make them scream
And, by God, I’m really gonna give it all my might
Uh oh, I hope there’s still time to set things right
Sandy Claws, hmm