Whether you're a Halloween enthusiast or not, plenty of great songs from the 1950s and 1960s pay tribute to the holiday.

The biggest Halloween favourite from the 1960s is, without doubt, Monster Mash by Bobby Pickett. But despite being a huge US hit in 1962, the song wasn’t released in the UK until August 1973.

including Halloween songs, which can have some pretty adult themes. To help keep the season age-appropriate, we've collected the best Halloween songs for kids to add to this year's playlist.