Disclaimer: Same as the last chapter…unfortunately.

A/N: Love to all of my very special reviews and reviewers. Thank you!

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There was much commotion around Guillotine Square this morning. A big, green shiny box with a gold ribbon had appeared next to the fountain overnight. The three Mr. Hydes saw it first followed by the Werewolf. Then the Corpse Kid and the Mummy saw it. Pretty soon the whole town was dancing around Guillotine Square, singing and whispering: "What's this?" No one knew what to do with it because it was marked to Jack Skellington but no one had seen him for at least a day.

Sally had been on her way to the Graveyard when she saw a bunch of people crowding around the square. The Harlequin went up to her.

"Have you seen Jack anywhere?" it asked.

"Not today, why what's going on?" Sally asked confused, trying to peer over the crowd.

"A present!" The Harlequin said excitedly. "For Jack! From Mr. Sandy Claws!"

"Sandy Claws?" She gasped.

Sally rushed to Jack's house immediately and did not even bother to knock, let alone close the door. She went up the stairs as fast as she could (rather difficultly, being a ragdoll) and into Jack's room, where he was sleeping.

She sighed and smiled. "How did I know?" she said aloud, and went over to the bed to sit.

"Jack?"

He stirred and turned on his opposite side facing Sally now, but still sleeping.

"Jack." she shook him. "Wake up."

Jack opened his eyes.

"Sally?" he croaked. "Am I dreaming?"

"No." she chuckled. "Apparently there's something for you in town, from Sandy Claws."

"Is it Christmas?" Jack asked sitting up.

In about half an hour Jack and Sally were out of his house and into Guillotine Square, pushing around the crowd of people to get inside so they could see what it was. It was about the same height as Sally, perhaps a bit shorter.

"I like the gold ribbon." said Sally, touching it.

"Here's the card." Jack pulled it off the green wrapping paper.

It read:

Jack,

Just a little something that is fun to look at and I thought you might enjoy it this Christmas.

Happy Halloween! (or Merry Christmas)

-Santa Claus

P.S. I heard about you engagement. Nice choice, she's the only one who makes sense in Halloween Town.

Once Jack was finished, he said: "So who wants to see what's inside?"

There was an exited murmur throughout the crowd.

Since Jack was the only one tall enough to see over the box, he had to open it himself. We won't go into details about how he opened it; it is much to boring to hear. We can just skip to the part when the box burst open and everyone stared with wide-open eyes at it.

It was a doll. A long, white tutu stuck out and she had a red bow on top of her low, center part bun. The bodice of the tutu was red on top, white on the bottom with black string tying it up. On the back there was another bow where the tutu and the bodice met. She had blonde hair, rosy cheeks and was smiling a winning smile. She had a big wind up metal piece on her back.

"I think you go like this," said Jack winding it up.

The doll's feet moved into a crossed position and her body bent at the waist, so her tutu stuck out and up. Once Jack stop winding her up, he stepped back. Her stiffly bent arms began to slowly, jerkily move upward and then her torso until she was upright again. Then she danced. She moved around in circles and stood up on her toes and gracefully lifted her leg up high. It was truly amazing.

When she finished she went back into her crossed leg position with her stiff arms and torso bent at the waist, the same position she was in before she started dancing again.

"Wow," Jack said. "That was wonderful! How did you guys like it?" Everyone nodded, kind of surprised and amazed, but kind of disappointed that it wasn't something more gruesome or Halloween-ish. But Jack never got over his love for all things unfamiliar, and that same strangeness he felt a few years ago began to creep up inside him and the magical feeling he felt has overpowering his soul. The crowd dispersed almost as quickly as it came and Jack picked up the doll to bring to his house.

"Sally, wasn't that just amazing?" Jack said to Sally as she was walking alongside him with the wrapping paper.

"Yes, it was pretty interesting," said Sally. "Listen Jack, I've got to ask you-"

"Yes, it's all taken care off." said Jack dancing happily along.

"You mean you've called all the people on the list I gave you to make arrangements?" Sally said with a hopeful smile.

"Err, no. I'll do that later, I meant she's going to stay at my house and tomorrow I'm going to ask Finklestein to see if he can make her alive, he's done that before, hasn't he?"

Sally stopped in her tracks; too kind to tell Jack she didn't think it was a good idea.

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A/N: Cool another chapter…FINALLY! I think it's a freakin miricle!