7. ‘Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas’ (1993)

Two holiday classics in one, this Halloween musical (written and designed by Burton, but directed by Henry Selick) marks Burton’s richest collaboration with Danny Elfman (who wrote all the songs and sings the lead). A playfully ghoulish stop-motion-animated gem, it also marks the purest distillation of Burton’s consistent message: Be who you are, and embrace your freakishness.

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