Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: 'Twas a Long Time Ago... Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, decided that he would take the place of "Sandy Claws" and give out gifts on Christmas Eve. Jack dispatched Lock, Shock and Barrel to capture Sandy Claws in their walking tub, and asked Sally to make him a red suit. But his "gifts" were scary, not cheery, and the world turned against him, knocking his sleigh from the sky.