Is The Nightmare Before Christmas A Halloween Or Christmas Movie?

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Do you think The Nightmare Before Christmas is a Halloween or Christmas movie? I think this movie is a Halloween movie. This essay with persuade the reader that The Nightmare Before Christmas is a Halloween movie because most characters are Halloween based, the main setting is in Halloweentown, and Christmas gets ruined. First, I will discuss how majority of the characters are Halloween. The main characters are Halloween based, along with the protagonist, and the antagonist. They are all like ghosts, pumpkins, and other Halloween based things. The evidence above explains how majority of the characters in the movie are Halloween. Next, I will discuss how the main setting is in Halloween town. More than half of the movie takes place

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