History TearJerker / TheNightmareBeforeChristmas

* "Jack's Lament", wherein Jack laments how tired he is of being the Pumpkin King and wishes that he could give it all up. One can really sympathize with Jack's boredom that's begun to turn into ''despair''

--> '''CryingLittleKid:''' There goes Christmas.

* Jack's moment of despair when Sally uses the fog juice to try and stop him. It's a small reminder of just how happy the prospect of having his own Christmas had made him.
--> '''Jack:''' (heartbroken) There go all of my hopes, my precious plans, my glorious dreams!
** Immediately followed by...
--> '''CryingLittleKid:''' There goes Christmas!

** The theory that the ''toys'' just wanted to play, and never meant to create chaos.

** We then see them visibly ''crying'' when they're all told that Christmas may need to be cancelled that year, since there isn't any sign of Santa.

** As if it wasn't enough to be traumatized by the Halloween-themed presents that they received, the police announcer driving by announces that there is still no sign of Santa and that Christmas may need to be cancelled this year. You can see that the children are ''crying;'' they didn't just lose their holiday- for all they know, it was taken away by someone who ruined Christmas [[ForTheEvuls for no explainable reason]] (and the worst part is is that it wasn't even due to ''that'' that Christmas was ruined; it was legitimately an honest mistake).
* Jack's cry of "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!" as he plummets down to earth in flames from being shot from the sky.

** As if it wasn't enough to be traumatized by the Halloween-themed presents that they received, the police announcer driving by announces that there is still no sign of Santa and that Christmas may need to be cancelled this year. You can see that the children are ''crying;'' they didn't just lose their holiday- for all they know, it was taken away by someone who ruined Christmas [[ForTheEvuls out of sadism]] (and the worst part is is that it wasn't even due to ''that'' that Christmas was ruined; it was legitimately an honest mistake).

* "Jack's Lament." One can really sympathize with Jack's boredom that's begun to turn into ''despair''

* The denizens of Halloweentown weeping at the supposed death of their beloved leader. The Wolf Man gives a HowlOfSorrow while tears run down his cheeks, and the Mayor tearfully drives through town announcing Jack's death on his car's loudspeaker. And then just to make it even sadder, it's intercut with the policeman driving through town, announcing that Christmas is canceled this year.

* "Sally's Song."

Everything's gone all wrong\\"''

* Though morbidly humorous as well, it's very heartbreaking to see the children eagerly embrace their Christmas presents (and you get the impression they've been very good all year) only to have their long-awaited presents ''attack them.''
* The part following Jack being shot down, where we see all the kids crying as the police announce that they've yet to find the actual Santa Claus and Christmas will most likely be cancelled.
* Jack's song after he's been shot down and landed in the graveyard. Until now, he thought he was doing the right thing, but he wasn't. Not at all. And now he knows that he has essentially ruined Christmas and it saddens him greatly.
** The original poem has Jack breaking down in tears when he realizes what he's done.
* "Sally's Song" segment.

* All the denizens of Halloweentown's reactions when it appears Jack is dead. The Mayor sounds particularly broken up when announcing it over the loudspeaker, and the Wolf Man does a HowlOfSorrow while tears run down his cheeks.
* Jack's cry of: "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!" is strangely tear-jerking to some.
* Jack's moment of despair when Sally uses the fog juice to try and stop him.

* Jack's song after he's been shot down and landed in the graveyard. Until now, he thought he was doing the right thing, and now that he knows that he has essentially ruined Christmas, and it saddens him greatly.
** Even his argument with himself can be seen as this. He's confused and upset; he though what he was doing was right, but it wasn't. Not at all.

* Jack's song after he's been shot down and landed in the graveyard. Until now, he thought he was doing the right thing, and now that he knows that he has essentially runined Christmas, and it saddens him greatly.

* Jack's song after he's been shot down and landed in the graveyard... until he decides to fix things and not mope around feeling sorry for himself, realizing that his holiday is Halloween, not Christmas, and that even though he failed he did his best and he's ready to give his all for the next Halloween.

* "Jack's Lament." One can really sympathize with Jack's boredom that's begun to turn into ''despair''.

* Jack's song after he's been shot down and landed in the graveyard... until he decides to fix things and not mope around feeling sorry for himself, realizing that his holiday is Halloween, not Christmas, and that even though he failed he did his best and he's ready to give his all for the next Halloween.]]