25 Nightmare Before Christmas Tree Decor Ideas

nightmare before christmas tree decor ideas

The Nightmare Before Christmas is a gorgeous animated musical dark fantasy film by Tim Burton. It tells the story of Jack Skellington, the King of “Halloween Town” who stumbles through a portal to “Christmas Town” and becomes obsessed with celebrating the holiday. If you are a fan of this beautiful story, the good new is that you may pop up such decor not only at Halloween but also at Christmas! The idea of the musical was about celebrating Christmas, so why not incorporate this idea into your decor? We’ve gathered a whole bunch of Nightmare Before Christmas trees that will convince you to do that!

What color of the tree you’ll need? It can be any tree but the colors of the film will be on top – white, black, orange or purple, they will set the mood at once. Add lights – lighting is important for Nightmare Before Christmas, they will make your decor more spectacular. Think of the ornament you’ll use – you may start from black and white ones and add colorful – orange and purple, maybe green as these are the colors of the film. Another idea is rocking real Nightmare Before Christmas decorations and ornaments shaped as characters of the film. They can be plenty or you can drop in just some of them to create an impression. If you can’t buy them, you may DIY some, there are lots of tutorials to try.

A beautiful flocked black Christmas tree with white and purple ornaments plus Jack Skellington ones is a bright and contrasting idea to rock.

A beautiful flocked black Christmas tree with white and purple ornaments plus Jack Skellington ones is a bright and contrasting idea to rock.

A beautiful grey Christmas tree with white, black and silver ornaments, Jack Skellington ones and his figure next to the tree.

A beautiful grey Christmas tree with white, black and silver ornaments, Jack Skellington ones and his figure next to the tree.

A black Christmas tree with black and white ornaments, white cotton snow, a swirled top and striped ribbons.

A black Christmas tree with black and white ornaments, white cotton snow, a swirled top and striped ribbons.

A black Christmas tree with black and white ribbons, white garlands, lights and black and white Skellington ornaments plus Jack Skellington next to it.

A black Christmas tree with black and white ribbons, white garlands, lights and black and white Skellington ornaments plus Jack Skellington next to it.

A black Christmas tree with lights, orange, black and white ornaments and Jack Skellington ones, striped ribbons and curls.

A black Christmas tree with lights, orange, black and white ornaments and Jack Skellington ones, striped ribbons and curls.

A black Christmas tree with striped ribbons, gold, silver, red and black ornaments and a Jack Skellington figure next to it.

A black Christmas tree with striped ribbons, gold, silver, red and black ornaments and a Jack Skellington figure next to it.

A black Halloween or Christmas tree decorated with Nightmare Before Christmas ornaments, lights, a bow and a giant pumpkin.

A black Halloween or Christmas tree decorated with Nightmare Before Christmas ornaments, lights, a bow and a giant pumpkin.

A black Halloween tree decorated with lights, Jack Skellington ornaments, purple ones and some striped bows.

A black Halloween tree decorated with lights, Jack Skellington ornaments, purple ones and some striped bows.

A black Halloween tree decorated with lights, skulls, snowflakes and Jack Skellington embracing it for tim Burton fans.

A black Halloween tree decorated with lights, skulls, snowflakes and Jack Skellington embracing it for tim Burton fans.

A Christmas tree decorated with Nightmare Before Christmas ornaments and with Jack Skellington standing next to it.

A Christmas tree decorated with Nightmare Before Christmas ornaments and with Jack Skellington standing next to it.

A Christmas tree with lights, Nightmare Before Christmas ornaments, striped ribbons, shiny branches and twigs and a hat on top.

A Christmas tree with lights, Nightmare Before Christmas ornaments, striped ribbons, shiny branches and twigs and a hat on top.

How to finish the look properly? Cover your tree with a large snake from the film or place a Jack Skellington figure next to it – this is will be gorgeous! Get inspired by the spooky ideas below!

A Christmas tree with purple and gold ornaments and bows plus Jack Skellington decorations for more chic.

A Christmas tree with purple and gold ornaments and bows plus Jack Skellington decorations for more chic.

A Christmas tree with silver and purple ribbons, Jack Skellington ornaments, twigs and beads and shiny ornaments is a statement.

A Christmas tree with silver and purple ribbons, Jack Skellington ornaments, twigs and beads and shiny ornaments is a statement.

A gorgeous black Christmas tree with orange lights, pumpkins, Nightmare Before Christmas ornaments and a Jack Skellington figurine next to it.

A gorgeous black Christmas tree with orange lights, pumpkins, Nightmare Before Christmas ornaments and a Jack Skellington figurine next to it.

A gorgeous flocked Christmas tree with eyeball, pumpkin and Jack Skellington ornaments and lights plus striped gifts under it.

A gorgeous flocked Christmas tree with eyeball, pumpkin and Jack Skellington ornaments and lights plus striped gifts under it.

A lit up silver Christmas tree with silver, black and white ornaments, bells and a Jack Skellington head on top.

A lit up silver Christmas tree with silver, black and white ornaments, bells and a Jack Skellington head on top.

A lit up white Christmas tree with Nightmare Before Christmas ornaments and garlands is a lovely idea.

A lit up white Christmas tree with Nightmare Before Christmas ornaments and garlands is a lovely idea.

A scary tree eating snake from Nightmare Before Christmas, with black and white ornaments, curls, twigs and skeleton bones is bold.

A scary tree eating snake from Nightmare Before Christmas, with black and white ornaments, curls, twigs and skeleton bones is bold.

A shiny purple Christmas tree with lights, bats, beads and sheer Skellington ornaments is a bold solution for Christmas.

A shiny purple Christmas tree with lights, bats, beads and sheer Skellington ornaments is a bold solution for Christmas.

A silver lit up Nightmare Before Christmas tree with Jack ornaments and striped ribbons is a lovely and bold idea to rock.

A silver lit up Nightmare Before Christmas tree with Jack ornaments and striped ribbons is a lovely and bold idea to rock.

A tall black Christmas tree with purple ornaments, striped bows, Jack Skellington ornaments is gorgeous.

A tall black Christmas tree with purple ornaments, striped bows, Jack Skellington ornaments is gorgeous.

A white Christmas tree decorated with Halloween pumpkins, black branches and eyeballs, bats and other stuff can be a fit for Halloween, too.

A white Christmas tree decorated with Halloween pumpkins, black branches and eyeballs, bats and other stuff can be a fit for Halloween, too.

A white Christmas tree with black garlands, black and white ornaments, Jack Skellington ones and a Jack Skellinton topper.

A white Christmas tree with black garlands, black and white ornaments, Jack Skellington ones and a Jack Skellinton topper.

A white Christmas tree with colorful lights, black and white ribbons and ornaments, Jack Skellington ones, bows and garlands.

A white Christmas tree with colorful lights, black and white ribbons and ornaments, Jack Skellington ones, bows and garlands.

Simple yet cute white christmas tree decor.

Simple yet cute white christmas tree decor.