The town's residents construct horrible toys to give to the girls and boys of the world. Sally, the patchwork girl who loves Jack, sews him a red outfit to match his bony physique. At long last, Christmas Eve arrives. Sally warns Jack that he is doing the wrong thing and that it will turn out badly, but he pays her no mind. Jack flies around the world, giving macabre presents to creeped-out children.
Enraged parents begin calling the police when the toys attack their recipients.
The military shoots him out of the sky. Dejected, Jack wonders where he went wrong. He races to return Santa Claus to Christmas Town so the holiday can be made right. Being an animated film, naturally The Nightmare Before Christmas is a musical. And naturally, being a Tim Burton movie, the songs are provided by his frequent collaborator, Danny Elfman.