This Is Halloween

The Nightmare Before Christmas, 1993

[SHADOWS]
Boys and girls of every age
Wouldn't you like to see ___________________ strange?
Come with us and you will see
This, our town of ______________________

[GHOSTS]
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
________________________ scream in the dead of night

This is Halloween, ________________________ make a scene

Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright
It's our town, ___________________ scream
In this town of Halloween

[CREATURE UNDER THE BED]

I am the one hiding under your ____________________
Teeth ground sharp and ______________ glowing red

[MONSTER UNDER THE STAIRS]

I am the one hiding ___________________ yours stairs
Fingers like snakes and _________________ in my hair

[EVERYONE]
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!

[VAMPIRES]
In this town we call home
___________________________ hail to the pumpkin song.

[MAYOR]
In this town, don't we love it now?
____________________________'s waiting for the next surprise

[EVERYONE]
Round that corner, man hiding in the _______________________ can
______________________'s waiting now to pounce, and how you'll...

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[HARLEQUIN DEMON, WEREWOLF & MELTING MAN]
Scream! This is Halloween
Red 'n' black, slimy green

[WEREWOLF]
Aren't you scared?

[WITCHES]
Well, that's just fine
Say it _______________________, say it twice
Take a chance and roll the dice
Ride with the ______________________ in the dead of night

[TREE]
____________________ scream, everybody scream

[SKELETONS]
In our _________________ of Halloween!

[CLOWN]
I am the clown with the tear-away ___________________
Here in a flash and gone without a trace

[MONSTER]
I am the "who" when you call, "Who's there?"

[WIND]
I am the wind blowing through your hair

[OOGIE BOOGIE SHADOW]

I am the shadow on the moon at ________________________
Filling your dreams to the brim with fright

[EVERYONE]
This is Halloween, this is Halloween Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!

[CHILDREN]
Tender lumplings everywhere
_________________'s no fun without a good scare

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[PARENTS]
That's our __________________, but we're not mean
In our town of Halloween

[EVERYONE]
In this town

[MAYOR]
Don't we love it now?
_________________________'s waiting for the next surprise

[EVERYONE]
Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back
And scream like a banshee
Make you jump out of your skin
This is Halloween, ____________________ scream

[TREE AND SKELETONS]

Won't ya please make way for a very special guy?

[EVERYONE]
Our man Jack is King of the Pumpkin patch

___________________ hail to the Pumpkin King now!

This is Halloween, this is Halloween Halloween! Halloween!

Halloween! Halloween!

[CHILDREN]
In this town we call home
_____________________ hail to the pumpkin song

[EVERYONE]
La, la, la, (Halloween! Halloween!) X3
La-la-la, la-la-la, hey!

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1. Fill in the gaps with the missing words.

2. What do the words in bold mean?

3. What do the following words mean? When and how do we use them in English?

Someone/somebody
Something

No one/Nobody
Nothing

Anyone/anybody
Anything

Everyone/everybody
Everything

4. Answer the following questions:

• Who are the characters singing the song? What are they singing about?

• Who is the scariest character in your opinion?

• How many different animal species can you see in the video? What are they?

• Have you ever seen The Nightmare Before Christmas? Would you like to watch the
whole film?

• Do you like watching horror films? Why/Why not?

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This Is Halloween
The Nightmare Before Christmas, 1993

[SHADOWS]
Boys and girls of every age
Wouldn't you like to see something strange?
Come with us and you will see
This, our town of Halloween

[GHOSTS]
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Pumpkins scream in the dead of night

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 THE BED]

I am the one hiding under your bed
Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red

[MONSTER UNDER THE STAIRS]

I am the one hiding under yours stairs
Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair

[EVERYONE]
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

[EVERYONE]
Round that corner, man hiding in the trash can
Something's waiting now to pounce, and how you'll...

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[HARLEQUIN DEMON, WEREWOLF & MELTING MAN]
Scream! This is Halloween
Red 'n' black, slimy green

[WEREWOLF]
Aren't you scared?

[WITCHES]
Well, that's just fine
Say it once, say it twice
Take a chance and roll the dice
Ride with the moon in the dead of night

[TREE]
Everybody scream, everybody scream

[SKELETON]
In our town of Halloween!

[CLOWN]
I am the clown with the tear-away face
Here in a flash and gone without a trace

[MONSTER]
I am the "who" when you call, "Who's there?"

[WIND]
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

[EVERYONE]
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
Halloween!

[CHILDREN]
Tender lumplings everywhere
Life's no fun without a good scare

[PARENTS]
That's our job, but we're not mean
In our town of Halloween
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[EVERYONE]
In this town

[MAYOR]
Don't we love it now?
Everyone's waiting for the next surprise

[EVERYONE]
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

[TREE AND SKELETONS]

Won't ya please make way for a very special guy?

[EVERYONE]
Our man Jack is King of the Pumpkin patch
Everyone hail to the Pumpkin King now!

This is Halloween, this is Halloween

Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
Halloween!

[CHILDREN]
In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song

[EVERYONE]
La, la, la, (Halloween! Halloween!) X 3
La-la-la, la-la-la, hey!

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