Operation AXIOM
Happy Hallowe'en to all & sundry! 'Tis the Eve of All Hallows & the eve of the Día de los Muertos, & also the old heathen Samhain. I will squeal with joy tonight if I see a trio of youths dressed as the unholy trinity of Hallowe'en costumes: Dracula (after Bela Lugosi), Frankenstein's monster (after Boris Karloff), & a mummy (wrappings made out of toilet paper). Hallowe'en is not, as is commonly supposed, about horror; nay, Hallowe'en is about mischief. Hallowe'en is about nothing more sinister than children extorting their neighbors for confectionery treats with threats of tricks. As Orson Welles said at the end of The War of the Worlds, "So, good-bye, everybody, & remember please for the next day or so the terrible lesson you learned tonight. That grinning, glowing, globular invader of your living room is an inhabitant of the pumpkin patch, & if your doorbell rings & nobody's there, that was no Martian, it's Hallowe'en."

The children should begin arriving soon, wee, ill-coordinated persons in gaily-colored raiment, bellowing their ultimatum, "Trick or treat!" Sweet fancy Moses, I love Hallowe'en!

The Rebel Black Dot Hallowe'en Song of the Day
The Citizens of Halloween Town, "This is Halloween" via iTunes (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: "I am the 'Who' in the call, "Who's there?'"

This year, the R.B.D.S.O.T.D.'s celebration of Hallowe'en was expanded to eight days, after starting off as a five-day fête & then expanding in the second year to seven days. Methinks we shall stabilize at eight days, providing more than a week of spooky songs & yet not burning through the available choices too quickly. At the current pace, even if no new Hallowe'en songs are acquired, there won't be a repeat selection 'til 2016.

'10
The Aquabats!, "Monsters Wedding!"
Snmnmnm, "Zombie Girlfriend"
Sufjan Stevens, "They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back from the Dead!! Ahhhh!"
Ray Parker, Jr., "Ghostbusters"
Tracy Morgan, "Werewolf Bar Mitzvah"

'11
The Aquabats!, "The Thing on the Base Amp!"
Creedance Clearwater Revival, "Bad Moon Rising"
Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers, "Monster Mash"
Dr. John & The Blues Brothers Band, "Season of the Witch"
Champions of Breakfast, "Tame the Wolf"
Orson Welles & the Mercury Theatre on the Air, The War of the Worlds
Warren Zevon, "Werewolves of London"

'12
The Aquabats!, "Attacked by Snakes!"
Champions of Breakfast, "Mummify My Love (The Enchanted Tomb)"
Vic Mizzy, "The Addams Family Theme"
Spike Jones & His City Slickers, "My Old Flame"
Jason Segel, "Dracula's Lament"
Bruno Martini, "Dracula Cha Cha Cha"
Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers, "Transylvania Twist"
The Citizens of Halloween Town, "This is Halloween"

If each year had a theme—which none does!—the first year's would have been zombies, the second werewolves, & the third, this year, vampires. Based on this year's thinking about next year, I'd expect witchcraft, spell-casting, hexes, & the like, though that might well change in the next twelve months. Happy Hallowe'en!