The Nightmare Before Christmas - Making Christmas (Lyrics)

Making Christmas
A song from The Nightmare Before Christmas
Directed by Henry Selick
Turn On the Subtitles for the Lyrics (and Enjoy)
Lyrics
This time, this time
Making Christmas
Making Christmas
Making Christmas, making Christmas
Is so fine
It's ours this time
And won't the cildren be surprised
It's ours this time
Making Christmas
Making Christmas
Making Christmas
Time to give them something fun
They'll talk about for years to come
Let's have a cheer from everyone
It's time to party
Making Christmas, making Christmas
Snakes and mice get wrapped up so nice
With spiders legs and pretty bows
It's ours this time
All together, that and this
With all our tircks we're
Making Christmastime
Here comes jack
I don't believe what's happening to me
My hopes, my dreams, my fantasies
Hee, hee, hee, hee
Won't they be impressed, I am a genius
See how I transform the old rat
Into a most delightful hat
Hmm, my compliments from me to you
On this your most intriguing hst
Consider though this substitute
A bat in place of this old rat
Huh! No, no, no, now that's all wrong
This thing will never make a present
It's been dead for much too long
Try something fresher, something pleasant
Try again, don't give up
All together, that and this
With all our tricks we're making Christmastime
This time, this time
Making Christmas, making Christmas
La, la, la
It's almost here
And we can't wait
So ring the bells and celebrate
'Cause when the full monn starts to climb
We'll all sing out
It's Christmastime
Hee, hee, hee

[@Mr.Stizblee]

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.

[@theheroneededwillette6964]

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…

[@L-and-P]

@@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

[@jeffzebert4982]

Yep... and now wonder. These are the same people that sang THIS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIfYhaKDntGDZqM

[@Lira_man]

The composition its almost literally just a scary version of the carol of the bells

[@leonlinton634]

​@@Lira_manI think it's more directly quoting the Dies Irae chant, which starts with the same four notes as Carol of the Bells

[@shannonbrown6299]

'Wont they be impressed? I am a genius' I aspire to have the same confidence as him😂

[@grantponciano9386]

Like every fashion designer when they first start ... Lol

[@sillusmillus]

when Jack says "it's christmas time heheheheeee!" he literally looked geniually look excited and happy about it-

[@jorgeeduardoochoamojica8469]

Because he is

[@Vikingcarl101]

0:20😂

[@acasavkovic1241]

marry crishtmas🎅

[@kathysweeney8718]

“Merry Christmas.”

[@alexpainter4169]

One of my favorite parts of this movie is that whenever the vampires appear, they’re always like a barbershop quartet.

[@eleanorhogan8643]

You are absolutely right they do, for a bunch of bloodsuckers they do have lovely singing voices.

[@theatrefreakdan]

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

[@emptypotion7984]

Makes sense your making Christmas at the park

[@DanReyesB]

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"

[@robbieblox2692]

"My compliments from me to you on this, your most intriguing hat consider though this substitute a bat in place of this old rat"

[@tinacook8519]

"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!"

[@SpecialWeaponsDalek]

"All together, that and this, with all our tricks we're MAKING CHRISTMAS TIME!"

[@dedynsied]

I would love it if the Christmas town tried to make their town like Halloween and try to be scary but fail

[@spacesoarer3627]

Missed opportunity! That would have been so funny

[@mevb]

Wouldn't be as disasterous or enjoyable as Jack mixing Halloween scariness in Christmas.

[@bellamcdermott3739]

If I was in this move I would love to be in Christmas town with Santa

[@bradbradthebrad]

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.

[@bradbradthebrad]

@thescreamingelfwillcry also expanding Oogie’s lore and Bug Day.

[@Psycopathicus]

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.

[@flammable9149]

Completely agree!

[@annams12345]

I love Jack's lines in this song

[@Spongebrain97]

Yeah he's like so amused that everyone is going along with his plan lol

[@TheCow-j1l]

"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 😭

[@tigerg33]

Best part is when the devil says " it's time to party" i lmao everytime

[@TheTwilightfan453]

Lol me too

[@TheStupidBird]

?

[@shirleymaemattthews4862]

Oh so Satan is not evil after.

[@pd5716]

It’S tIMe to PrTaY 🤗

[@dasprucegoose2165]

That part makes me cringe

[@bradleyrose811]

This song sounds so chaotic and terrifying it's still hilarious decades later that it's about Christmas gifts and decor.

[@allysa5878]

that shows that something that is truely funny stays funny forever

[@JacobSchwartz-p9g]

This entire movie is a masterpiece.

[@dulceortiz5048]

I just ❤ Jack's laugh

[@Hannah-xj5gs]

Me too it's so unique and awesome and everything!

[@viviennediodato2730]

I always sing this song and try to do the laugh but my dad could’ve done it better

[@frankieg1974]

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!

[@homiecactus9576]

0:39 did they put that doll in a guillotine lolol

[@supremevampirekingofimagin3130]

Wednesday Addams would be proud. I think that the Addams would like this place.

[@riahreagan835]

Yes, yes they did

[@maldetete431]

Now we know where Wednesday Addams got her Marie Antoinette doll😏

[@SmartRascalStudios]

0:49 *I T S T I M E T O P A R T Y*

[@CidTheGargoyle]

I can’t be the only guy who listens to this song while wrapping Christmas presents.

[@jfk1000]

You’re not! 😊

[@arikamersino7146]

R8rie😂😢😮😅

[@eleanorhogan8643]

Those Jack in the boxes in Christmas town are cute, I would love a Jack o lantern Jack in the box.

[@kaisukeokami3005]

that monster got eaten by the snake XD xD

[@mevb]

@@jamesstangle7306 Where did you get fact? His offical name is Corpse Dad.

[@dylansickinger545]

Every song in this movie is incredible

[@blackcattheultimatemoonwal4935]

Jack Skeleton is my favorite character in this movie.

[@Cwebbussenterprise]

Same here.

[@southerndigger755]

I love your profile #MJFOREVER

[@dulceortiz5048]

I ment I luv Jack's laugh

[@annikahansoncarlson7988]

at the end or near the beginning? I always laugh when he laughs at the end it's so high pitched!

[@jaxonfletcher7424]

You can have your "this is halloweens" and your "whats this's", but this was the real banger

[@Sadie-te8oi]

tnbc is literally the best movie of all time! tysm for making this!

[@eleanorhogan8643]

I like the fact that Christmas Town is cute and cuddly and Halloween town is gothic.

[@isaiahsanders9418]

Jack:🎶I Don’t Believe What’s Happening To Me 🎶My Hopes 🎶My Dreams 🎶My Fantasy

[@MarctheDog]

Hehehehehehehehe

[@King_Colombia_Inc]

Danny Elfman is a legend.

[@toastycharlie6186]

1:37 One of the monsters looks so done with life

[@jazzyheart9028]

Harlequin Demon is my favorite character, probably becuase of their line in this song haha

[@spacesoarer3627]

My plan to do this with Valentines Day this year and give it a spooky makeover

[@JessiTurtle]

Ok but Jacks laugh at the end was just adorable.

[@Overthousand]

Making science, making science... (I fell in love with this crossover with the Portal universe)

[@jramos939]

They think there doing stuff right but there are not That's what I love this film

[@raiinbowbrite4921]

Ikr? That's what I love about it! they mean well but they don't know any better

[@justingries]

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...)

[@soulknight5330]

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

[@ashleyishotterthanyou_]

A combination of cheerful and spooky.🖤

[@Coolcoolcooldude]

I didn't know the Cyclops had teleportation powers. Look at him at 0:29.

[@martinamaggio6976]

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!!!!

[@thefanofthreethings6595]

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.

[@domotormate]

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.

[@nyx6360]

3:39 I love the reindeer lol 😂✨

[@Vikingcarl101]

Why are they skeleton reindeer

[@dasprucegoose2165]

I’d actually prefer jacks version of Christmas

[@spacesoarer3627]

Same, it makes things more interesting

[@supersmashbro596]

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.

[@diegoolivaresgonzalez42]

All of this could have been avoided if they just celebratef Christmas by their own in Halloween Town.

[@theheroneededwillette6964]

Well there was that video game sequel.

[@Thanatos93]

You need to real long live the pumpkin queen all th towns do end up working together

[@Focusakker]

1:53 My 2001 battle cry, "No no no, now that's all wrong!"

[@blknatl]

if you don't play this when ur making stuff in minecraft something went wrong

[@drcatjailreviews3221]

You can hear two monsters saying hello

[@TheStupidBird]

Where?

[@TheStupidBird]

Also in what part of the video?

[@lordtachanka903]

I listen to this every year as I’m either wrapping or hand making my gifts, Merry Christmas everyone!

[@lindinle]

a world of burton physics would be so beautiful.

[@mechanizedMytha]

MERRY HALLOWMAS !

[@TheStupidBird]

Merry Christoween

[@nobody-hi4qv]

Haha

[@marcelinethevampirequeen4197]

Very very clever

[@bestmandouarnynneyiii8193]

Its the monster fashion designer for me😂😂😂

[@emily7103]

0:21 is my favorite part

[@mister_ghoul]

0:23

[@sebastiandeherrera9132]

Making Christmas

[@ayzhaburwell]

Won't they be impressed *I am a genius*

[@carolynwittman3901]

0:54 I want one!

[@BovineDesigns]

Did none of the elves wonder where Santa went?

[@gummycandy6342]

This is a best scene in this movie.

[@spyrofan9681]

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.

[@braydeslaurier5960]

While the othet guys also had a headstart, the halloween guys have some gusto.

[@allysa5878]

Christmas should be like this!

[@homiecactus9576]

The monster that says wont they be impressed i am a genius,its mouth kinda looks like nightmare balloon boy's from fnaf

[@themarylandgoatman4475]

Nightmare BB was probably based on the harlequin monster

[@rebaka9030]

I like that guy's voice in the song

[@hellspawnstudios]

My goth ass putting up Christmas decorations every year.

[@annastarlight]

It's genius how rhe music changes in the cutscenes between Christmas town and Halloween town

[@eleanorhogan8643]

I have a soft toy of that monster at 1:12.

[@Quasihamster]

Is no body talking how Christmas and Halloween are on the same day in Tim Burton Land, apparently?

[@laughingateverything8867]

1:00 spider legs and cricket balls

[@Nightmarette17]

Love when Jack is excited and is like ITS CHRISTMAS TIME HE HE HE!!

[@Helluva.Serenity]

I love Sally she is my favrit

[@lucascalma605]

Watching this since it's December! Advanced Merry Christmas!

[@b00sted33]

That laugh makes me happy

[@jolenaubin9877]

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 KZbin! 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!

[@derekray1586]

Who else sings this while decorating and wrapping presents? Lol

[@BroomPusher2024]

Halloween Playlist or Xmas Playlist? Y E S

[@maxmeidl4909]

It is impressive that the residents of Halloween town were able to do all this in the span of only one month...

[@countduckula1485]

I was blasting this as I was wrapping my girlfriends gifts this year :)

[@emmastraub6842]

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 ❤

[@Ch4osKing66]

Certified Classic.

[@avacadotoast5571]

I would actually love to get that vampire duck (without the murderous intent) lol

[@ruininc]

Halloween is over boys and ghouls.. CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!!

[@blobbly8845]

Halloween is never over 😂

[@BovineDesigns]

This movie was the first time I learned about the term "Xmas"

[@Palamedes2009]

underrated

[@armageddon7432]

the family that goes all out on decorations in november:

[@MovienTVclips]

Turn On the Subtitles for the Lyrics (-not the auto generated one or the lyrics will be incorrect) (and Enjoy)

[@shellygibbs5699]

MovieClips I

[@joshrabatin]

"This time!"

[@bevs9995]

"Oh no no no, this thing will never make a present; its been dead for much too long. Try something fresher."

[@Alienboi2005vidsandstuff]

1:05 Spongebob and Patrick cut down the great deku tree

[@eyelessfish83]

@ 0:49 When someone says "Be Good". 😈

[@lindinle]

im such a demented shit i find a beautiful horrorific christmas quite lovely.

[@magmatalon4449]

This is what should be in-between Halloween and Christmas. Not Thanksgiving

[@bugloverspiderlover8490]

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

[@destiny9326]

I love this movie

[@MrsGloop]

Brings back so many memories❤, haven't listened to this in years.

[@cici6295]

Jack!!😍😍😍😍😍

[@Vikingcarl101]

When that guy with the pumpkin wheelbarrow comes he sings Making Christmas very fast

[@MarctheDog]

No he was not.

[@Vikingcarl101]

@@MarctheDogI’m talking about 0:20

[@anncrockett1129]

This was the prop maker when designing the Christmas town set

[@trinelangohr6661]

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.

[@theheroneededwillette6964]

The later is named “corpse kid”.

[@mathiaswilhelm1902]

Supermarkets 10 days before Halloween:

[@rocknloom2474]

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."*

[@emmastraub6842]

I always sing this song when Decorating for Christmas 🎄

[@Adrian-hs4gi]

I am a GENIUS💅💅

[@Broadica]

At 1:07 i've never understood what they are doing with the chain and saw. Am I missing some cultural reference?

[@tylerrumfelt3353]

I always found it hilarious when the snake eats that dude haha

[@therockneedsanussy9569]

I love Jack's Voice, Idk why I didn't watch this before, oh......​Yeh,​I was a scaredy cat😔😳

[@soulknight5330]

Ye the film is delightfully creepy

[@user-mb5dd2vz9q]

I still dont know If I should add this to my Christmas playlist, or my Halloween playlist 😐

[@diegoolivaresgonzalez42]

I always play this while decorating the house or preparing the christmas diner.

[@Ananoelle.]

That's the beauty of it; it can be for both.

[@lydiahansard5289]

the new grinch be like

[@anglerclampertheanglerfish3118]

Mr killer duck at 0:53