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Jack Skellington, voiced by Chris Sarandon, dressed as Santa Claus and surrounded by Halloween Town monsters in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. Jack Skellington, voiced by Chris Sarandon, dressed as Santa Claus speaks with Timmy beside a decorated Christmas tree in The Nightmare Before Christmas. Tim Burton sits behind a workbench with stop-motion puppets of Jack Skellington, Sally, and other Halloween Town characters from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Jack Skellington stands before snow-covered, candy-colored houses in Christmas Town in The Nightmare Before Christmas.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas Jack Skellington attempting to do Santa's job, supported by his fellow Halloween monsters.

The Nightmare Before Christmas

film by Selick [1993]
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The Nightmare Before Christmas, American stop-motion animated musical film released in 1993, directed by Henry Selick and produced by Tim Burton and Denise Di Novi, with a musical score by Danny Elfman. It follows the exploits of Jack Skellington as he grows weary of his yearly duties to put on Halloween and discovers (and subsequently tries to take over) Christmas. Produced by the Walt Disney Company, it was released under the studio’s more mature production...

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