Settle a Bet About "The Nightmare Before Christmas"

Yesterday I watched Disney's "The Nightmare Before Christmas." I was talking to one of my friends about because I knew he loved the Tim Burton masterpiece as well. I told him I usually save the movie for closer to Christmas time, but decided to watch it in preparation for the Halloween season.

He was surprised by this, because he considers it to be a Halloween movie first, a Christmas movie second. While it's virtually "half and half" Christmas and Halloween, my friend argued that Halloween takes up more of the screen time (which I don't disagree with), although conceded that the word "Christmas" being in the title is a notch in my favor. I would argue that while the film LOOKS like Halloween, it FEELS like Christmas. Its heart and the overall essence of the movie MUCH more closely resembles a Christmas movie that a Halloween one.

It's worth noting that I saw an interview with Tim Burton floating around on Facebook, and while I can't remember who conducted the interview (I want to say it was MTV), he was asked straight-up if he considers "The Nightmare Before Christmas" to be a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie. HE considers it a Halloween movie, but I still have to disagree.

What do you think? Is Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie?