So... I love The Nightmare Before Christmas as much as the next guy... but there's some debate... is it a Christmas Movie or a Halloween movie? And really- it is both. You can watch it on Halloween and love it- watch it at Christmas and love it. Watch it on March 27th- I don't really care. You're still going to see this and love it... but if you were to say "SHANNON, IT'S UP TO YOU. YOU MUST PICK ONE." I'd say a Christmas Movie... Here's Why!
1) It's Claymation
How many Claymation Halloween movies do you know... actually don't answer that there are a bunch... but if there is a Claymation Santa Clause... It's a Christmas Movie. Rudolph, Santa Clause is Coming To Town, The Year Without A Santa Clause... all famous claymation Christmas Movies that have Santa. This is no different.
2) It Starts After Halloween
The movie Actually only has One Song and a few moments of Halloween in it. The rest of the movie starts November 1st- December 25th. This is actually my favorite part of the Holiday Season. In Retail it seems that August- New Years is all one big holiday. We usually have enough stuff for a Christmas section of the store before Halloween even starts. This gives it the feeling of one big holiday and that's actually kind of what I like about it. Plus I love the anticipation before Christmas more than Christmas itself sometimes.
3) Jack goes through the arc of a Christmas Character
Alright this is kind of a stretch but I always felt the story of Jack Skellington is a Christmas Story. He discovers Christmas and he wants a Christmas of his own and he wants that for his friends in Halloweentown too. And he loves Christmas but he can't really explain what he loves about it... which is kind of beautiful. And the rest of his friends experience the same thing and... it's nice that Jack gets that for them.
4) Snow
The Snowy scenes in this movie are so beautiful and they're kind of the heart of the movie. I think that makes it a Christmas Movie For Sure!
5) Let The Halloween People Have a Christmas Movie
This movie is somewhat worshipped by goths and emo kids... is it just because Pete Wentz has Nightmare Before Christmas Tattoos? Maybe... but it's also because sometimes even the halloween people need a Christmas Movie and it's fun to have something that gives the best of both.
And there you have it! 5 Reasons The Nightmare before CHRISTMAS is a CHRISTMAS movie. I could probably come up with more but... then it wouldn't be 5 lol.
Bye!
-Shannon
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