The whimsical world of Christmas is tainted by the ghostly vibes of Halloween in a land far, far away.

A tall, slender skeleton in his signature pinstripe suit longs for the chance to break out of his haunting destiny. A trio of mischievous trick-or-treaters kidnap Santa Claus, delivering him to a villainous boogeyman whose burlap-sack body is filled with bugs. And a fragile ragdoll that fails to save the day, nearly falling to her death in a boiling pit of lava.

That far away land is actually the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, where "The Nightmare Before Christmas" Light Trail is returning this fall. The limited-time experience, back by popular demand, will once again transform a winding trail through the forest into a dynamic after-dark excursion arranged in scenes like these,

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