So you're planning a Halloween party for all the kids in the
neighborhood and you want to fire up some holiday-appropriate tunes.
But you don't want to choose any excessively scary selections from that
overplayed Halloween mix CD. In other words, "Tubular Bells" and "Dead
Man's Party" might be a bit too macabre. 
Justine Lorelle Blanchard over at Cookie has compiled a short, nine-song Halloween playlist,
and I am digging a few of her choices: "Lil' Red Riding Hood" and
"Boris the Spider" strike me as particularly ideal tunes for kids.
("Thriller" is good, too, as long as your little ones are old enough
not to be freaked by Vincent Price's voice.)
Naturally, I was
inspired to devise my own list of Halloween songs that are fun and
vaguely spooky but don't run the risk of causing any nightmares. Check
it out and feel free to borrow liberally for your own family-friendly
Halloween Greatest Hits compilation.
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