Kidz Bop Halloween [2004]

The Razor & Tie label hit on a winning formula with its KIDZ BOP KIDS series, which features newly recorded, kid-sung, and "kid friendly" versions of best-selling hit songs. With KIDZ BOP HALLOWEEN (not to mention KIDZ BOP CHRISTMAS), the line expands into theme albums timed perfectly for the holidays. All of the classic horror-related novelty numbers are here, from Bobby "Boris" Pickett's genre-defining "Monster Mash" to Michael Jackson's cinematic "Thriller" and Ray Parker, Jr.'s "Ghostbusters." These aren't the original versions, of course, but the Kidz Bop Kids production team manages to keep things fairly true to the sources, delivering peppy, expertly executed music that will fit well right alongside the costumes and candy corn.