The Nightmare Before Christmas
The film initially received positive reviews from critics; it has since gone on to receive widespread critical acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 95%, based on 88 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The site's consensus reads, ""The Nightmare Before Christmas" is a stunningly original and visually delightful work of stop-motion animation." On Metacritic the film has a score of 82 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
This Is Halloween
Differently from the vast majority of Disney movies, in several countries "The Nightmare Before Christmas" was released only with subtitles, since the movie was originally thought to be "too dark and scary for kids", and was thus released as a product for adults. However, some countries did rerecord the song anyway, along with the whole movie, in their own languages.
"This Is Halloween" was covered by the band Marilyn Manson in 2006 for the special edition release of the film's soundtrack and subsequently included on the 2008 cover album, "Nightmare Revisited". The song was also covered by Panic! at the Disco for the 2006 soundtrack reissue. On the 2011 album "V-Rock Disney", which features visual kei artists covering Disney songs, Sadie covered this song. In 2014, Jonathan Young and Travis Carte covered this song for the album Young Does Disney 1. The official video, as of August 24, has just over 2 million views and 40k likes.