NARRATOR
'Twas a long time ago,
longer now than it seems,
in a place that perhaps you've seen in your dreams.
For the story that you are about to be told,
took place in the holiday worlds of old.
Now, you've probably wondered where holidays come from.
If you haven't, I'd say it's time you begun!
This Is Halloween
SHADOW
Boys and girls of every age
Wouldn't you like to see something strange?
SIAMESE SHADOW
Come with us and you will see
This, our town of Halloween
PUMPKIN PATCH CHORUS
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Pumpkins scream in the dead of night
GHOSTS
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 BED
I am the one hiding under your bed
Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red
CREATURE UNDER THE STAIRS
I am the one hiding under your stairs
Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair
VAMPIRES CHORUS
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
CORPSE CHORUS
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 'n' black
MELTING MAN
Slimy green
WEREWOLF
Aren't you scared?
WITCHES
Well, that's just fine
Say it once, say it twice
Take the 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?"
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
CORPSE CHORUS
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
CORPSE DAD
That's our job
CORPSE MOM
but we're not mean
CORPSE FAMILY
In our town of Halloween
MAYOR
In this town, don't we love it now?
Everyone's waiting for the next surprise
CHORUS
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 AND SKELETONS
Won't ya please make way for a very special guy
CHORUS
Our man Jack is king of the pumpkin patch
Everyone hail to the Pumpkin King now
EVERYONE
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
CORPSE CHILD AND MUMMY
In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
CHORUS
La la-la la, Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! La
la-la la-la! Wheeee!
EVERYONE
[applause]
WITCH
Weeeh!
CLOWN
It's over!
BEHEMOTH
We did it!
[tummy bump]
WEREWOLF
Wasn't it terrifying?
HYDE & CYCLOPS
What a night!
MAYOR
Great Halloween everybody.
JACK
I believe it was our most horrible yet! Thank you everyone.
MAYOR
No, thanks to you, Jack. Without your brilliant
leadership...
JACK
Not at all Mayor
VAMPIRE (fat)
You're such a scream, Jack
WITCH
You're a witch's fondest dream!
WITCH (little)
You made walls fall, Jack
WITCH
Walls fall? You made the very mountains crack, Jack
DR. FINKELSTEIN
The deadly nightshade you slipped me wore off, Sally
SALLY
Let go!
DR. FINKELSTEIN
You're not ready for so much excitement!
SALLY
Yes I am!
DR. FINKELSTEIN
You're coming with me!
SALLY
No I'm not!
[Sally pulls out the thread that's holding her arm on]
DR. FINKELSTEIN
Come back here you foolish oaf! Ow!
CREATURE FROM BLACK LAGOON
Oooh Jack, you make wounds ooze and flesh crawl.
JACK
Thank you, thank you, thank you -- very much
MAYOR
Hold it! We haven't given out the prizes yet! Our first award
goes to the vampires for most blood drained in a single
evening.
[applause]
MAYOR
A frightening and honorable mention goes to the fabulous Dark
Lagoon leeches
SAX PLAYER
Nice work, Bone Daddy.
JACK
Yeah, I guess so. Just like last year and the year before that
and the year before that.
[entering graveyard]
Jack's Lament
Performed by Danny Elfman
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 the 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
[leaving graveyard and entering forest]
SALLY
Jack, I know how you feel.
[Sally gathers herbs]
[Back at Dr. Finkelstein's castle]
DR. FINKELSTEIN
Sally, you've come back.
SALLY
I had to.
DR. FINKELSTEIN
For this?
[Showing her arm]
SALLY
Yes.
DR. FINKELSTEIN
Shall we then. That's twice this month you've slipped deadly
nightshade into my tea and run off --
SALLY
Three times!
DR. FINKELSTEIN
You're mine you know! I made you with my own hands.
SALLY
You can make other creations. I'm restless, I can't help it.
DR. FINKELSTEIN
It's a phase my dear, it'll pass. We need to be patient that's
all.
SALLY
But, I don't want to be patient.
[forest]
ZERO
Bark
JACK
No Zero, not now. I'm not in the mood.
ZERO
Bark
JACK
All right. [giving Zero a rib from himself] Here ya go boy.
[Zero gets rib and shows off his nose]
[Back to Halloweentown]
MAYOR
Morning gents [to the band]
[humming This Is Halloween, walks up to Jack's front door and rings bell]
MAYOR
Jack, you home?
[getting worried, switches face and knocks with desperation then switch back to happy face]
MAYOR
Jack? I've got the plans for next Halloween. I need to go over
them with you so we can get started.
MAYOR
[with worried face] Jack, please, I'm only an elected an
official here, I can't make decisions by myself. Jack, answer
me!!
[falls down steps]
ACCORDION PLAYER
He's not home.
MAYOR
Where is he?
SAX PLAYER
He hasn't been home all night.
MAYOR
Hoooo
[back to forest]
JACK
Yawn! Where are we? It's someplace new.
ZERO
Bark bark
JACK
What is this?
[Jack sees Valentine's tree, shamrock tree, Easter egg tree, turkey tree]
JACK
[gasps]
[sees Xmas tree]
[turns knob and gets sucked in]
ZERO
Bark bark
[Jack opens the xmas door and looks insides but nothing happens. He turn back to Zero worried then he gets such in the tree]
JACK
Whoa!!!!
What's This?
Performed by Danny Elfman
JACK
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?
CHRISTMAS CREATURES
La la la la la la!
JACK
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's children throwing snowballs
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 warmth
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
Or ensnare them, only little cozy things
Secure inside their dreamland
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
Are absolutely everywhere
The sights, the sounds
They're everywhere and all around
I've never felt so good before
This 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...
SANDY CLAWS
Ho Ho Ho Ho ho ho ho ho
JACK
Hmm...
[Halloweentown]
CLOWN
This has never happened before.
WITCH
It's suspicious.
WITCH (little)
It's peculiar.
VAMPIRES
It's scary.
MAYOR
Stand aside
WEREWOLF
Grrrr
MAYOR
Coming through. We've got find Jack. There's only three hundred
and sixty-five days left till next Halloween.
WEREWOLF
Three sixty-four!
MAYOR
Is there anywhere we've forgotten to check?
Clown
I looked in every mausoleum.
WITCHES
We opened the sarcophagi.
MR HYDE
I tromped through the pumpkin patch.
VAMPIRE
I peeked behind the Cyclops's eye. I did! But he wasn't
there.
MAYOR
It's time to sound the alarms.
[Dr. Finkelstein's castle]
SALLY
Frog's breath will overpower any odor. Bitter. [coughing] Worm's
wart. Where's that worm's wart?
DR. FINKELSTEIN
Sally, that soup ready yet?
SALLY
Coming ...Lunch
DR. FINKELSTEIN
Ah, what's that? Worm's wart, mmm, and...frog's breath.
SALLY
What's wrong? I-I thought you liked frog's breath.
DR. FINKELSTEIN
Nothing's more suspicious than frog's breath. Until you taste it
I won't swallow a spoonful.
SALLY
I'm not hungry... [knocking spoon] Oops!
DR. FINKELSTEIN
You want me to starve. An old man like me who hardly has
strength as it is. Me, to whom you owe your very life.
SALLY
Oh don't be silly. [Eats soup with trick spoon] Mmmm, see.
Scrumptious.
[Dr. Finkelstein eats soup]
[Halloweentown]
MAYOR
Did anyone think to dredge the lake?
VAMPIRE
Ah, this morning!
ZERO
bark
WITCH
Hear that?
WITCH (little)
What?
WITCH
Shhh!
ZERO
Bark
VAMPIRE
Zero!
[fanfare as Jack and Zero arrive]
Kid
Jack's back!
MAYOR
Where have you been?
JACK
Call a town meeting and I'll tell everyone all about it.
MAYOR
When?
JACK
Immediately!
MAYOR
[In his mayor truck] Town meeting, town meeting, town meeting
tonight, town meeting tonight
[at meeting]
CLOWN
[giggles as he hits Sally]
JACK
Listen everyone. I want to tell you about Christmastown.
Town Meeting Song
Performed by Danny Elfman and Cast
JACK
There are objects so peculiar
They were not to be believed
All around, things to tantalize my brain
It's a world unlike anything I've ever seen
And as hard as I try
I can't seem to describe
Like a most improbable dream
But you must believe when I tell you this
It's as real as my skull and it does exist
Here, let me show you
This is a thing called a present
The whole thing starts with a box
DEVIL
A box?
HARLEQUIN DEMON
Is it steel?
WEREWOLF
Are there locks?
HARLEOUIN DEMON
Is it filled with a pox?
DEVIL, WEREWOLF, HARLEQUIN DEMON
A pox
How delightful, a pox
JACK
If you please
Just a box with bright-colored paper
And the whole thing's topped with a bow
WITCHES
A bow?
But why?
How ugly
What's in it?
What's in it?
JACK
That's the point of the thing, not to know
CLOWN
It's a bat
CREATURE UNDER THE STAIRS
Will it bend?
CLOWN
It's a rat
CREATURE UNDER THE STAIRS
Will it break?
UNDERSEA GAL
Perhaps it s the head that I found in the lake
JACK
Listen now, you don't understand
That's not the point of Christmas land
Now, pay attention
We pick up an oversized sock
And hang it like this on the wall
MR. HYDE
Oh, yes! Does it still have a foot?
MEDIUM MR. HYDE
Let me see, let me look
SMALL MR. HYDE
Is it rotted and covered with gook?
JACK
Um, let me explain
There's no foot inside, but there's candy
Or sometimes it's filled with small toys
MUMMY AND WINGED DEMON
Small toys
WINGED DEMON
Do they bite?
MUMMY
Do they snap?
WINGED DEMON
Or explode in a sack?
CORPSE KID
Or perhaps they just spring out
And scare girls and boys
MAYOR
What a splendid idea
This Christmas sounds fun
I fully endorse it
Let's try it at once
JACK
Everyone, please now, not so fast
There's something here that you don't quite grasp
Well, I may as well give them what they want.
And the best, I must confess, I have saved for the last
For the ruler of this Christmas land
Is a fearsome king with a deep mighty voice
Least that's what I've come to understand
And I've also heard it told
That he's something to behold
Like a lobster, huge and red
When he sets out to slay with his rain gear on
Carting bulging sacks with his big great arms
That is, so I've heard it said
And on a dark, cold night
Under full moonlight
He flies into a fog
Like a vulture in the sky
And they call him Sandy Claws
Well, at least they're excited
But they don't understand
That special kind of feeling in Christmas land
Oh, well...
[Jack's house]
JACK
There's got to be a logical way to explain this Xmas thing.
[Dr. Finkelstein's castle]
DR. FINKELSTEIN
You've poisoned me for the last time you wretched girl.
[Locks Sally away]
[dingdong]
DR. FINKELSTEIN
Oh my head... The door is open.
JACK
Hel-lo
DR. FINKELSTEIN
Jack Skellington, up here my boy.
JACK
Dr. I need to borrow some equipment.
DR. FINKELSTEIN
Is that so, whatever for?
JACK
I'm conducting a series of experiments.
DR. FINKELSTEIN
How perfectly marvelous. Curiosity killed the cat, you know.
JACK
I know.
DR. FINKELSTEIN
Come on into the lab and we'll get you all fixed up.
SALLY
Hmm. Experiments?
[Jack's house]
JACK
Zero, I'm home.
[Jack examines and experiments with Xmas stuff]
JACK
Interesting reaction....but what does it mean?
[Sally's room]
[After Sally jumps to give Jack his basket...]
DR. FINKELSTEIN
You can come out now if you promise to behave. Sally. Sally.
Oooh! Gone again!
[Jack's house]
[Sally gives Jack his basket and sneaks off and picks a flower which catches on fire]
Jack's Obsession
Performed by Danny Elfman and Cast
CITIZENS OF HALLOWEEN
Something's up with Jack
Something's up with Jack
Don't know if we're ever going to get him back
WEREWOLF
He's all alone up there
Locked away inside
CORPSE MOM
Never says a word
CORPSE KID
Hope he hasn't died
CITIZEN
Something's up with Jack
Something's up with Jack
JACK
Christmas time is buzzing in my skull
Will it let me be? I cannot tell
There's 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 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!! This year, Christmas will be ours!
MAYOR
Patience, everyone. Jack has a special Job for each of us. Dr.
Finkelstein, your Xmas assignment is ready. Dr. Finkelstein to
the front of the line.
VAMPIRE
What kind of a noise is that for a baby to make?
JACK
Perhaps it can be improved?
VAMPIRES
No problem!
JACK
I knew it!
Dr. thank you for coming. We need some of these.
[showing picture of Santa and sleigh]
DR. FINKELSTEIN
Hmm... Their construction should be exceedingly simple. I
think.
MAYOR
How horrible our Xmas will be.
JACK
No--how jolly.
MAYOR
[switches face] Oh, how jolly our Xmas will be. [gets pelted]
What are you doing here?
LOCK
Jack sent for us.
SHOCK
Specifically.
BARREL
By name.
LOCK
Lock
SHOCK
Shock
BARREL
Barrel
MAYOR
Jack, Jack it's Oogie's boys!
JACK
Ah, Halloween's finest trick or treaters. The job I have for you
is top secret. It requires craft, cunning, mischief.
SHOCK
And we thought you didn't like us, Jack.
[giggles]
JACK
Absolutely no one is to know about it. Not a soul. Now what you
must do is go to the forest... a tree... Christmas town.
Now...
MAYOR
Ow! Hmm...
JACK
And one more thing. Leave that no account Ooogie Boogie out of
this!
BARREL
Whatever you say, Jack.
SHOCK
Of course Jack.
LOCK
Wouldn't dream of it Jack.
[all said with their fingers crossed]
Kidnap the Sandy Claws
Performed by Paul Reubens, Catherine O'Hara, and Danny
Elfman
LOCK, SHOCK AND BARREL
Kidnap Mr. Sandy Claws
LOCK
I wanna do it
BARREL
Let's draw straws
SHOCK
Jack said we should work together
BARREL
Three of a kind
LOCK
Birds of a feather
LOCK, SHOCK, AND BARREL
Now and forever
Wheeee
La la lalla lalla la
La lalla la!
La lallalallala
Lalla lalla la!
Kidnap the Sandy Claws, lock him up real tight
Throw away the key and then
Turn off all the lights
SHOCK
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
LOCK
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
LOCK, SHOCK AND BARREL
Kidnap the Sandy Claws
Throw him in a box
Bury him for ninety years
Then see if he talks
SHOCK
Then Mr. Oogie Boogie Man...
LOCK AND SHOCK
Can take the whole thing over then
LOCK, SHOCK AND BARREL
He'll be so pleased, I do declare
That he will cook him rare
Wheeee
OOGIE BOOGIE
Woo!
BUG
AH!!
LOCK
I say that we take a cannon
Aim it at his door
And then knock three times
And when he answers
Sandy Claws will be no more
SHOCK
You're so stupid, think now
lf we blow him up to smithereens
We may lose some pieces and then...
LOCK AND SHOCK
Jack will beat us black and green
LOCK SHOCK AND BARREL
Kidnap the Sandy Claws
Tie him in a bag
Throw him in the ocean
Then, see if he is sad
LOCK AND SHOCK
Because Mr. Oogie Boogie is the meanest guy around
If I were on his Boogie list
SHOCK
I'd get out of town
BARREL
He'll be so pleased by our success
That he'll reward us too, I'll bet
LOCK AND BARREL
Perhaps he'll make his special brew
LOCK, SHOCK AND BARREL
Of snake and spider stew!
Mmm!
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
SHOCK
I wish my cohorts weren't so dumb
BARREL
I'm not the dumb one
LOCK
You're no fun
SHOCK
Shut up
LOCK
Make me
SHOCK
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 curiosity...
BARREL AND SHOCK
...entices him to look inside
and then we'll have him
One, two, three
LOCK, SHOCK, AND BARREL
Kidnap the Sandy Claws, beat him with a stick
Lock him up 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
Sandy Claws, huh? Hahaha
[City hall]
JACK
It goes something like this. [Jingle bells]
How about it? Think you can manage?
PERSON INSIDE BASS
A one, and a two, and a three, and a. . .
[Jingle in a flat key by the band]
MAYOR
Next!
JACK
Fantastic! Now why don't you all practice on that and we'll be
in great shape. Sally, I need your help more than anyone's.
SALLY
You certainly do, Jack. I had the most terrible vision.
JACK
That's splendid.
SALLY
No, it was about your Xmas. There was smoke and fire.
JACK
That not my Xmas. My Xmas is filled with laughter and joy and
this--my Sandy Claws outfit. I want you to make it.
SALLY
Jack, please, listen to me--it's going to be a disaster.
JACK
How could it be--just follow the pattern. This part is red, the
trim is white.
SALLY
It's a mistake, Jack.
JACK
Now don't be modest, who else is clever enough to make my Sandy
claws outfit.
MAYOR
Next!
JACK
I have every confidence in you.
SALLY
But it seems wrong to me, very wrong.
[To Behemoth]
JACK
This device is called a nutcracker.
LOCK, SHOCK & BARREL
Jack, Jack we caught him we caught him.
JACK
Perfect! Open it up. Quickly!
[opens to reveal the Easter bunny]
JACK
That's not Sandy Claws!
SHOCK
It isn't?
BARREL
Who is it?
BEHEMOTH
Bunny!
JACK
Not Sandy Claws... Take him back!
LOCK
We followed your instructions--
BARREL
We went through the door--
JACK
Which door? There's more than one. Sandy Claws is behind the
door shaped like this.
[shows Xmas cookie in shape of tree]
SHOCK
I told you!
[LS&B start fighting]
JACK
Arr!! [making scary face at LS&B]
JACK
I'm very sorry for the inconvenience, sir. Take him home first
and apologize again. Be careful with Sandy Claws when you fetch
him. Treat him nicely.
LOCK, SHOCK & BARREL
Got it. We'll get it right next time.
[Dr. Finkelstein's castle]
DR. FINKELSTEIN
You will be a decided improvement over that treacherous
Sally.
IGOR
Master, the plans.
DR. FINKELSTEIN
Excellent, Igor.
[throws him a dog bone]
Making Christmas
Performed by Danny Elfman and the Citizens of
Halloween
DEVIL
Ah!
CHORUS
This time, this time
CHORUS AND GHOSTS
Making Christmas
ACCORDION PLAYER
Making Christmas
MAYOR
Making Christmas, making Christmas
Is so fine
CORPSE MOM, CORPSE DAD AND CLOWN
It's ours this time
And won't the children be surprised
CHORUS
It's ours this time
CORPSE CHILD
Making Christmas
MUMMY
Making Christmas
MUMMY AND CORPSE CHILD
Making Christmas
WITCHES AND CHORUS
Time to give them something fun
UNDERSEA GAL, WITCHES AND CHORUS
They'll talk about for years to come
MAYOR
Let's have a cheer from everyone
DEVIL
It's time to party
EVIL TOY DUCK
Making Christmas, making Christmas
VAMPIRES
Sticks and mice get wrapped up so nice
With spider legs and pretty bows
WITHERED WINGED DEMON
It's ours this time
CORPSE DAD, DEVIL AND WOLFMAN
All together, that and this
With all our tricks we're
Making Christmas time
WOLF MAN
Here comes Jack
JACK
I don't believe what's happening to me
My hopes, my dreams, my fantasies
Hee, hee, hee, hee
HARLEQUIN DEMON
Won't they be impressed, I am a genius
See how I transformed this old rat
Into a most delightful hat! Mhhh.
JACK
Hmm, my compliments from me to you
On this your most intriguing hat
Consider though this substitute
A bat in place of this old rat
HARLEQUIN DEMON
Huh?
JACK
No, no, no, now that's all wrong
This thing will never make a present
It's been dead now for much too long
Try something fresher, something pleasant
Try again, don't give up
THREE MR. HYDES
All together, that and this
With all our tricks we're making Christmas time
[Instrumental]
CHORUS
This time, this time
JACK
It's ours!
CHORUS
Making Christmas, making Christmas
La, la, la
It's almost here
GROUP AND WOLF MAN
And we can't wait
GROUP AND HARLEOUIN
So ring the bells and celebrate
GROUP
'Cause when the full moon starts to climb
We'll all sing out
JACK
It's Christmastime
Hee, hee, hee, hee, hee!
[Christmas Town]
SANDY CLAWS
Kathleen, Bobby, Susie, yes, Susie's been nice. Nice, nice,
naughty, nice, nice, nice. There are hardly any naughty children
this year.
[door chime: jingle all the way]
SANDY CLAWS
Now who could that be?
LOCK, SHOCK AND BARREL
Trick or treat!
SANDY CLAWS
Huh?
LOCK, SHOCK AND BARREL
YAY!
[back to Halloweentown]
[to Jack in Sandy garb]
SALLY
You don't look like yourself Jack, not at all.
JACK
Isn't that wonderful. It couldn't be more wonderful!
SALLY
But you're the Pumpkin King.
JACK
Not anymore. And I feel so much better now.
SALLY
Jack, I know you think something's missing. But --
[pricks Jack's finger with needle]
JACK
Ow
SALLY
Sorry
JACK
You're right, something is missing but what? I've got the beard,
the coat, the boots --
LOCK, SHOCK AND BARREL
Jack, Jack this time we bagged him!
LOCK
This time we really did!
BARREL
He sure is big Jack!
SHOCK
And heavy!
SANDY CLAWS
Let me out!
JACK
Sandy Claws in person. What a pleasure to meet you. Why you have
hands! You don't have claws at all.
SANDY CLAWS
Where am I?
JACK
Surprised aren't you? I knew you would be. You don't need to
have another worry about Xmas this year.
SANDY CLAWS
What?
JACK
Consider this a vacation Sandy, a reward. It's your turn to take
it easy.
SANDY CLAWS
But there must be some mistake!
JACK
See that he's comfortable. Just a second fellows. Of course,
that's what I'm missing.
SANDY CLAWS
But --
JACK
Thanks! [took Sandy's hat]
SANDY CLAWS
You just can't... Hold on where are we going now?
JACK
Ho ho ho. No!
SALLY
This is worse than I thought, much worse.
JACK
Ho ho ho...
SALLY
I know...
JACK
Ho ho... ho?
SANDY CLAWS
Me? On vacation on Xmas eve?
BARREL
Where are we taking him?
SHOCK
Where?
LOCK
To Oogie boogie, of course. There isn't anywhere in the whole
world more comfortable than that and Jack said to make him
comfortable. Didn't he?
SHOCK & BARREL
Yes he did.
SANDY CLAWS
Haven't you heard of peace on earth and good will toward
men?
LOCK, SHOCK & BARREL
No!
[Dr. Finkelstein's castle]
[getting fog juice]
SALLY
This'll stop Jack.
[working on new creation to replace Sally]
DR. FINKELSTEIN
What a joy to think of all we'll have in common. We'll have
conversations worth having.
[Oogie's]
LOCK, SHOCK & BARREL
[laughing]
SANDY CLAWS
Don't do this. Naughty children never get any presents.
SHOCK
I think he might be too big.
LOCK
No he's not. If he can go down a chimney, he can fit down
here!
[in Oogie's lair]
Oogie Boogie's Song
Performed by Ken Page with Ed lvory
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
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'
There's something very wrong
'Cause this may be the last time
You hear the boogie song, whoa-oh
THREE SKELETONS
Whoa-oh
OOGIE BOOGIE
Whoa-oh
OOGIE BOOGIE & SKELETONS IN VICE
Whoa-oh
OOGIE BOOGIE
Whoa-oh
THREE BATS
Whoa-oh
OOGIE BOOGIE
Ohhh, 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
WHOAH, 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
With lives 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
[LS&B laughing]
[back to Halloweentown]
[Sally pouring fog juice into fountain]
[Jack appears from coffin and there's applause]
MAYOR
Think of us as you soar triumphantly through the sky outshining
every star
Your silhouette a dark blot on the moon, you who are our pride,
you who are our glory, you who have frightened billions into an
early grave.
[the fog starts to get worse]
MAYOR
You who have eh, devastated the souls of the living...
JACK
Oh no! We can't take off in this! The reindeer can't see an inch
in front of their noses.
SALLY
Phew!
VAMPIRE#1
This fog's as thick as, as...
CYCLOPS
Jelly brains
VAMPIRE#2
Thicker!
JACK
There go all of my hope, my precious plans, my glorious
dreams.
CORPSE CHILD
[crying] There goes Xmas.
JACK
No Zero, down boy. My what a brilliant nose you have. The better
to light my way! To the head of the team, Zero! We're off!
SALLY
Wait Jack, no!
[Jack is off!]
[cheers]
JACK
Ho ho ho ho! Ha ha ha
SALLY
Good bye Jack, my dearest Jack. Oh how I hope my premonition is
wrong.
Sally's Song
Performed by Catherine O'Hara
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
[Jack playing Sandy]
JACK
Ho ho ho ho ho ho he he he
[lands loudly & wakes up little kid]
TIMMIE
Santa!
[sees Jack]
[gasps] Santa?
JACK
Merry Xmas! And what is your name?
TIMMIE
Uh uh
JACK
That's all right. I have a special present for you anyway.
There you go sonny. Hohohohehehe
[goes back up chimney]
MOTHER
And what did Santa bring you honey?
[pulls out shrunken head]
TIMMIES PARENTS
AAAARGH!!
JACK
Merry Xmas!
COP
[ON PHONE] Hello, police.
[frantic peanuts-type talk]
Attacked by Xmas toys? That's strange. That's the second toy
complaint we've had.
JACK
Hohohohehehe
WANDA
Huh?
RONNIE
Oh, wait!
WANDA AND RONNIE
AH!! Help! Help! Ahhh!
[Jack puts toys down chimneys]
[screams]
[Jack in the box chases fat kid]
JACK
You're welcome one and all!
COP
[on phone]
Where'd you spot him?
---Fast as we can, ma'am
---Police
---I know, I know a skeleton
---Keep calm
---Turn off all the lights
---Make sure the doors are Locked
---Hello, police
FEMALE ANNUNCER
Reports are pouring in from all over the globe that an impostor
is shamelessly impersonating Santa Claus, mocking and mangling
this joyous holiday.
HALLOWEEN RESIDENTS
[cheers]
FEMALE ANNUNCER
The authorities assure us that this moment, military units are
mobilizing to stop the perpetrator of this heinous crime...
SALLY
[over the Newscaster] Jack, someone has to help Jack.
FEMALE ANNUNCER
...wherever you are, come back
SALLY
Where'd they take that Sandy Claws?
FEMALE ANNUNCER
...and save Christmas
JACK
Look Zero, search lights!
[firing at Jack]
JACK
They're celebrating! They're thanking us for doing such a good
job.
[almost hits Zero]
JACK
Whoa, careful down there, you almost hit us.
ZERO
bark
JACK
It's ok, Zero. Head higher!
[Oogie lair]
OOGIE BOOGIE
Are you a gamblin man, Sandy? Let's play.
[sees Sally's leg]
OOGIE BOOGIE
Mmmm.. my, my....what have we here?
[Sally's hands start to rescue Sandy]
SALLY
[whispering] I'll get you out of here.
OOGIE BOOGIE
Ah, lovely. Tickle, tickle, tickle. Tickle, tickle, tickle.
[Sally's hands untie Sandy]
[Oogie realizes that there's no body to the leg]
OOGIE BOOGIE
What?!? You trying to make a dupe out of me?
[Oogie sucks Sandy and Sally back in]
SALLY
Oh!
[back to Jack]
JACK
Who's next on my list. Ah, little Harry and Jordan. Won't they
be surprised.
[sleigh gets hit]
JACK
They're trying to hit us! ZERO!
ZERO
Bark
[sleigh gets hit]
[as Jack's falling]
JACK
Merry Xmas to all and to all a good night...
[Halloween]
WEREWOLF
Howl!
MAYOR
[with white face] I knew this Xmas thing was a bad idea. I felt
it in my gut. Terrible news folks.
The worst tragedy of our times. Jack has been blown to
smithereens. Terrible, terrible news.
[back to "normal" town]
COP
[in car]
Attention, attention citizens. Terrible news. There's still no
sign of Santa Claus.
Although the impostor has been shot down, it looks like Xmas
will have to be canceled this year
I repeat the impostor has been shot down but there's still no
sign ......
[Jack in cemetery]
Poor Jack
Performed by Danny Elfman
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, well 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, 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 going to give it all my might
Uh oh, I hope there's still time to set things right
Sandy Claws, hmm
[Oogie lair]
SALLY
You wait till Jack hears about this. By the time he's through
with you, you'll be lucky if you...
MAYOR
The king of Halloween has been blown to smithereens. Skeleton
Jack is now a pile of dust.
SALLY
[gasp]
JACK
Come on Zero. Xmas isn't over yet!
OOGIE BOOGIE
What's that you were saying about luck, rag doll?
SALLY
Help, help, help, help
JACK
Shhh
OOGIE BOOGIE
Seven! It's Oogie's turn to boogie.
SALLY
[scream]
OOGIE BOOGIE
one 2 3 4 5 6 7 -- hahaha
SALLY
Ahhhhh! Help!!
SANDY CLAWS
This can't be happening!
OOGIE BOOGIE
Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust. Oh, I'm feeling weak...with
hunger.
One more roll of the dice oughta do it. Haha [rolls dice]
What! Snake eyes. [bang on table]
Eleven! Haha looks like I won the jackpot!
Bye bye doll face and sandman.
Ha, ha, ha
[about to dump Sally & Sandy Claus into the lava]
What the...
JACK
Hello Oogie
OOGIE BOOGIE
J... J... J... Jack, but they said you were dead. You must be
double dead!
JACK
Woah!
OOGIE BOOGIE
Well come on bone man. Fire!
ZERO
bark bark
OOGIE BOOGIE
Oh! Hoo! Hoo-hoo! Pull on arm! OH!
SALLY
Jack look out!
OOGIE BOOGIE
So long, Jack. Haha
JACK
How dare you treat my friends so shamefully.
[Jack pulls the thread that came loose that held Oogie together]
OOGIE BOOGIE
Now look what you've done. My bugs, my bugs, my bugs, my bugs,
my bugs, my bugs!
GREEN BUG
My bugs, my bugs, my bugs!
JACK
Forgive me Mr. claws, I'm afraid I've made a terrible mess of
your holiday.
SANDY CLAWS
Bumpy sleigh ride, Jack? The next time you get the urge to take
over someone else's holiday,
I'd listen to her! She's the only one who makes any sense around
this insane asylum!
Skeletons and boogie men and...
JACK
I hope there's still time--
SANDY CLAWS
To fix Christmasmas? Of course there is, I'm Santa Claus!
[and laying a finger aside of his nose, up Oogie's chimney he rose]
SALLY
He'll fix things Jack. He knows what to do.
JACK
How did you get down here Sally?
SALLY
Oh, I was trying to, well, I wanted to, to --
JACK
To help me
SALLY
I couldn't just let you just...
JACK
Sally, I can't believe I never realized...that you...
MAYOR
Jack, Jack!
BARREL
Here he is!
LOCK
Alive!
SHOCK
Just like we said.
MAYOR
Grab a hold my boy!
JACK & SALLY
Whoa!
FEMALE ANNUNCER
Good news, folks. Santa Claus, the one and only has finally been
spotted.
Old Saint Nick appears to be traveling at supersonic
speed.
He's setting things right, bringing joy and cheer wherever he
goes.
Yes folks, Kris Kringle has pulled it out of the bag and
delivered Xmas to excited children all over the world!
Reprise
Performed by Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara, and the
Citizens of Halloween
CHORUS
La, la, la, la, la,la, la, la!
La, la, la, la, la,la, la, la!
CYCLOPS
Jack!
MONSTER
Jack's back?
UNDERSEA GAL
Jack?
WITHERED WINGED DEMON
Jack's OK!
CREATURE UNDER THE STAIRS
He's all right
CHORUS
Jack's okay and he's back okay!
CORPSE CHILD AND CHORUS
He's all right!
MAYOR AND CHORUS
Let's shout, make a fuss
Scream it out, wheee
CHORUS
Jack is back now, everyone sing
In our town of Halloween
JACK
It's great to be home!
SANDY CLAWS
Hohohohoho Happy Halloween!
[Sandy Claws brings snow to Halloween]
JACK
Merry Christmas!
CHILD CORPSE
What's this?
CYCLOPS
What's this?
HARLEQUIN DEMON
I haven't got a clue
MR. HYDE
What's this?
CLOWN
Why it's completely new
OFF-SCREEN VOICE
What's this?
WOLFMAN
Must be a Christmas thing
OFF-SCREEN VOICE
What's this?
MAYOR
It's really very strange
CHORUS
This is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
What's this?
What's this?
DR. FINKELSTEIN
Careful, my precious jewel!
[Dr. Finkelstein with his new wife!]
Finale
Performed by Danny Elfman and Catherine O'Hara
JACK
My dearest friend, if you don't mind
I'd like to join you by your side
Where we can gaze into the stars
JACK AND SALLY
And sit together, now and forever
For it is plain as anyone can see
We're simply meant to be
[at the end of FINALE, Zero zooms off into the heavens]
THE END