Getting into the Spirit: The Ultimate Halloween Playlist

By the tingling of my thumbs something wickedly fun is coming! It’s Halloween. Whether you are having a party or just handing out candy to eager Trick or Treaters, you need a Halloween playlist to get you into the spirit of All Hallows Eve. Here are some of my favorite Halloween-themed songs:

• “It's Almost Halloween” – Panic! At The Disco
• “Time Warp” – Rocky Horror Picture Show
• “Come Little Children” – Hocus Pocus (James Horner & Brock Walsh)
• “This is Halloween” – Nightmare Before Christmas (Danny Elfman)
• “Monster Mash” -- Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers
• “When You're Evil” – Voltaire
• “Graveyard Cha Cha” – The Three D's
• “Werewolves of London” – Warren Zevon
• "Grim Grinning Ghosts" – The Haunted Mansion (Buddy Baker & X Atencio
• “Ghostbusters” – Ray Parker Jr.
• “Thriller” – Michael Jackson
• “The Purple People Eater” – Sheb Wooley
• “I Put a Spell on You” – Screamin' Jay Hawkins
• “The Headless Horseman” – Kay Starr & Billy Butterfield Quintet
• “Love Potion # 9” – The Searchers
• “Batdance” – Prince
• “Abracadabra” – Steve Miller Band
• “Monster’s Holiday” – Buck Owens
• “Witch Doctor” – David Seville
• “Transylvania Twist” – Bobby "Boris" Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers
• “Theme song” – The Addams Family (Vic Mizzy)
• “They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!” – Napoleon XIV

This list is sure to get all the ghouls and gals ready to shake their skeletons this Halloween. For more suggestions, check out YouTube and search Halloween songs. I also recommend Halloween radio on Pandora. It’s my favorites of season. I play this station all October long!