Danse Macabre Camille Saint-Saëns 1980s cartoon, PBS, Halloween, Music

This originally aired on PBS in the 1980s featuring a poorly made up vampire host to introduce and discuss.
It was also shown to me when I was in elementary school. One of the best short length Halloween animations ever created. Terrific illustrations.

About the song: Danse macabre, by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns, was an art song for voice and piano (first performed in 1872) with a French text by the poet Henri Cazalis which is based in an old French superstition. Two years later, the composer expanded and reworked the piece into a tone poem for orchestra, replacing the vocal line with a solo violin. The rest, they say, is history.

EDIT: April, 2010 - 10,000 views!
EDIT: October, 2010 31,000 views!
EDIT: October 6, 2011 210,000 views!
EDIT: October 27, 2012 870,000 views! - Thanks everyone!

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[BKAllmighty]

Excuse me while I go to bed and cry.

[Andrew Vance]

3:18 Who knew Death was such a good wing man.

[Laurentiu Balteanu]

If I understand correctly the comments has to be addressed to the musical part. The videosection in mandatory in comment. I think that it is more interesting to discuss why Saint-Saens used Spanish tune in his Macabre Dance ?

[jiten patel]

Just d2..jzpatelut..

[jaygozali]

First aid D2

[jaygozali]

D2

[Chris Offenbacker]

Brings me back to music class in elementary school. Wow

[Kyle Kadonaga]

Word. Saw this in music class in elementary school