On the edge our world, there exist magical realities that bring us our favourite holidays each year. It is there that Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, finds himself bored with the same old scares of his job and longs for something more. When he stumbles upon a wonderful place called Christmas Town, Jack decides on a career change--he wants to become Santa Claus. The next thing you know, he's got all of Halloween Town working on bringing their own brand of Christmas cheer to the world. However, Jack's search for the Christmas spirit may turn into a frightening disaster...