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Songs for Halloween Parties and Tween Halloween Gatherings

By , About.com Guide

If you're planning a tween Halloween party, you may be in need of a few good Halloween songs. Finding songs for Halloween parties is easy enough, but finding songs your tween will like, and want to dance to, may not be so easy.

Below are a few songs for Halloween parties that might please the tween crowd. Some of these songs go way back, and are considered classic songs for Halloween gatherings. Some songs are silly, others are just plain ridiculous, but a Halloween party wouldn't be complete without them. These songs for Halloween are also fun to play for Trick-or-Treaters on Halloween night.

Note: The lyrics of most of the songs below are harmless, but if you're worried that some of the lyrics may be too mature for tweens, prescreen the songs yourself before playing them at a Halloween party or a group gathering.

Songs for Halloween

  • Monster Mash, Bobby "Boris" Pickett
  • Thriller, Michael Jackson
  • Love Potion #9, The Clovers
  • Werewolves of London, Warren Zevon
  • The Time Warp from The Rocky Horror Picture Show
  • Ghostbusters, Ray Parker, Jr.
  • Spooky, Classics IV
  • Bad Moon Rising, Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Harry Potter's Theme Song (From Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) written by John Williams
  • Season of the Witch, Donovan
  • Purple People Eater, Sheb Wooley
  • I Want Candy, The Strangeloves but many others have recorded the song
  • King Tut, Steve Martin and The Toot Uncommons
  • Rock Lobster, The B-52's
  • The theme from Scooby-Doo
  • I Put a Spell on You, The Animals
  • The theme from The Twilight Zone
  • The theme from The X-Files
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