Fill in the Blanks The Nightmare before Christmas SummaryOnline version Complete this summary about The Nightmare Before Christmas with the missing words by Melisa Gallo 1 Halloween Town is a fantasy world by various monsters and beings the holiday . Jack Skellington , by the citizens the " Pumpkin King " , them in organizing the annual Halloween celebrations . However , this year , Jack has grown the same annual routine and wants something new . Wandering in the woods the next morning , he encounters six trees containing doors leading to other holiday - themed worlds and the one Town . Awed by the holiday , Jack returns home to show his friends and neighbors his findings , but the idea of Christmas , they everything to their ideas of Halloween . However , they do relate to one Christmas Town character : its ruler , Santa Claus , or " Sandy Claws " as Jack calls him . Jack sequesters himself in his house to study Christmas further and find a way to rationally explain it . After studying and experimentation accomplish nothing , Jack ultimately that Christmas should be improved rather than understood and announces that Halloween Town will take Christmas this yea r