The Nightmare Before Christmas/Ships

= Jackily = 

Jackily is the ship between Jack Skellington and Emily.

Canon
Being from different movies, Jack and Emily never met. However, their movies were created by the same person. Both Jack and Emily are undead, and while Jack is fully an skelleton, Emily has parts of her skelleton shown. They also dress elegantly.

Both Emily and Jack feel emptyness inside, with Emily waiting years to someone to marry her and Jack being tired of doing the same in Halloween every year. During their movies, they found what they wanted, with Emily being enganged with Victor and Jack discovering Christmas. However, their actions to reach what they want have harsh consequences, with Emily having to kill Victor and Jack giving horrible toys to children. Eventually, both have to give it up at the end, but Emily could rest in peace after her assassin was killed and Jack was proud of trying something new.

Emily is also friends with several skeletons in the Underworld. Her primary love interest Victor also wears a similar black suit with pinstripes.

Fanon
The ship started due to they being two of the most iconic Burton characters. Along with that, some fans believe that they match up great together. A common believe is that Emily ended up in Halloween Town after disappearing and she could meet Jack then. Another common argument of the ship is the famous theory telling that Jack and Victor are the same person. Eventually, fans like the idea of Emily meeting her beloved again after death.

Some speculate that Emily is the Beating-Heart Bride from Haunted Mansion, which had multiple crossovers with The Nightmare Before Christmas, explaining how Jack could've met Emily if he isn't headcanoned to be Victor's dead self.

However, fans who don't like the idea of the pairing due to Jack being married prefer them as friends. Some fans have also drwed the two alongside Beetlejuice, and have call them the Dead Trio.

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= Sallily = 

Sallily is the ship between Sally and Emily.

Canon
Being from different movies, Sally and Emily never met. However both have in common that their movies were created by Tim Burton. They have a similar aesthetic, being both undead young girls with blue skin. Both can remove body parts, though unlike Sally, Emily can rarely control them.

Both feel anguish and loneliness during their films, with Sally's lack of freedom due to Finklestein and Emily spending years waiting for her lover since his death. Both have feelings for the protagonist, and believe that theirs will not be possible because of Emily being dead and Victor being alive and enganged with other, while Sally is always locked up by Fiklestein and barely receives Jack's attention (though they end up together, unlike Victor and Emily).

Their faces are also scarred in similar ways, Sally has her mouth stitched into a "Glasgow Grin", while a good chunk of Emily's cheek is missing. Their dresses are also similar, with Sally's being stitched together from various materials, while Emily wears a ripped wedding dress. They both also end their story basking in the moonlight.

Fanon
Sallily is a well liked ship in both fandoms. The duo became popular fastly due to them being the most iconic Burton female characters and looking similar as well. Eventually, there's been many fanarts of the two together. Other fans have also created mash ups between Sally's Song and the CB piano due, with millions of views. Some of them also include Victoria due to her being the second female protagonist in Corpse Bride.

However, some Jally and Vemily fans prefer them as friends. Some people headcannon that Sally and Emily would be great friends, or even best friends. That didn't stopped some people to ship them romantically. AO3 does have more platonic fics between them overall.

Some people also like other traits of the pair such as the red-blue contrast and Sally being poor´looking while Emily looks more elegant. Some fans theorize that Emily ended up in Halloween Town after the end of her movie, so the two could met after all. Some speculate that Emily is the Beating-Heart Bride from Haunted Mansion, which had multiple crossovers with The Nightmare Before Christmas, explaining how Sally could've met Emily.

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