{"id":6859,"date":"2025-12-17T10:50:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=6859"},"modified":"2025-12-17T10:50:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:50:37","slug":"hocus-pocus-may-have-been-released-decades-ago-but-its-spell-refuses-to-fade-every-halloween-fans-return-to-the-cult-classic-reveling-in-the-mischief-of-the-sanderson-sisters-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=6859","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHocus Pocus\u201d may have been released decades ago, but its spell refuses to fade. Every Halloween, fans return to the cult classic, reveling in the mischief of the Sanderson Sisters\u2014Winifred, Sarah, and Mary\u2014whose magic has become timeless. Kelly Clarkson brought that same enchantment to life on her show, towering in red hair and velvet cloak, her backup singers embodying the other sisters, as she delivered a hauntingly soulful \u201cI Put A Spell On You.\u201d With dancers, costumes, and a stage transformed into pure Halloween spectacle, it was a reminder that some magic never dies\u2014and the spell of \u201cHocus Pocus\u201d lives on forever\u2026 WATCH BELOW \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"h-hocus-pocus-is-a-halloween-favorite\"><em>Hocus Pocus\u00a0<\/em>Is A Halloween Favorite<\/h2>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.popsugar-assets.com\/files\/thumbor\/py-Jj6E69EDykAF94jO-XSfnod0=\/0x0:1198x629\/fit-in\/1200x630\/top\/filters:format_auto():quality(85):upscale()\/2019\/10\/31\/610\/n\/1922283\/5ecdee8f5dbae3e3bf10b3.56458770_.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Clarkson Sings &quot;I Put a Spell on You&quot; From Hocus Pocus | PS Entertainment\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On July 16, 1993, Walt Disney Pictures released\u00a0<em>Hocus Pocus<\/em>\u00a0in theaters, hoping to take advantage of children being off school. The film grossed $8.1 million, coming in fourth place after opening weekend behind\u00a0<em>Jurassic Park<\/em>,\u00a0<em>In the Line of Fire<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>The Firm<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"eyeo\" data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1703389\" data-uid=\"0a034\" data-src-id=\"${PUBLISHER_ID}\">\n<div id=\"mgw1703389_0a034\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p>In the years since its release, it has become somewhat of a cult classic, with fans rewatching every year around Halloween.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<p>The movie stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy as Winifred, Sarah, and Mary Sanderson, respectively.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F4e6YQFrt1s\" data-id=\"F4e6YQFrt1s\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hocus Pocus (1993) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F4e6YQFrt1s\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>There have been several anniversary specials and reunions<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-kelly-clarkson-always-goes-all-out-for-halloween\">Kelly Clarkson Always Goes All Out For Halloween<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn01.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/clarkson-hocus\/kelly-clarkson-hocus-pocus-halloween-05.JPG\" alt=\"Kelly Clarkson Celebrates a 'Hocus Pocus' Halloween, Sings 'I Put a Spell on You' (Video): Photo 4379940 | 2019 Halloween, Hocus Pocus, Kelly Clarkson Photos | Just Jared: Entertainment News\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Taking the Halloween season very seriously, Kelly Clarkson cranked up the festivities for the 2019 Halloween episode of\u00a0<em>The Kelly Clarkson Show<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 and went full\u00a0<em>Hocus Pocus<\/em>!<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<p>Resurrecting the three Sanderson Sisters from the movie, Kelly stars as Midler\u2019s character with giant booming red hair and a velvet cloak to boot! Her backup singers portrayed the other Sanderson sisters, Mary and Sarah, played by Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker, respectively.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/EIL9E6DX0AAyJcf?format=jpg&amp;name=large\" alt=\"Image\" \/><figcaption><em>Twitter \/ The Kelly Clarkson Show<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the movie, Winifred Sanderson (Bette Midler) sings her own version of \u201cScreamin\u2019\u201d Jay Hawkins\u2019 famous 1956 hit, \u201cI Put A Spell On You.\u201d She sings it to a crowd of adults as she enchants them with a spell.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DCTbr3vjb6I\" data-id=\"DCTbr3vjb6I\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u201cI Put A Spell On You\u201d By Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker &amp; Kathy Najimy | Hocus Pocus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DCTbr3vjb6I\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hawkins\u2019 hit song has become a beloved Halloween song for parties and celebrations \u2013 and with this new clip, it\u2019s clear that Kelly enjoys it for that, too.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/classiccountrymusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/KellySingsSpellOnYou.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Clarkson Sings &quot;I Put A Spell On You&quot; In Full &quot;Hocus Pocus&quot; Look\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Singing her own, soulful rendition of \u201cI Put A Spell On You\u201d with her two backup singers as the other Sanderson Sisters, she walked around the studio \u2013 dressed to the nines Halloween style. As she made her way, costumed dancers and performers surrounded her and added a flair that made this much more than just a daytime TV performance!<\/p>\n<p>Check out Kelly Clarkson\u2019s version of \u201cI Put A Spell On You\u201d below and let us know what you think in the comments.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aw6R8UkUC2I\" data-id=\"aw6R8UkUC2I\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kellyoke | I Put A Spell On You (Jay Hawkins)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aw6R8UkUC2I\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hocus Pocus\u00a0Is A Halloween Favorite On July 16, 1993, Walt Disney Pictures released\u00a0Hocus Pocus\u00a0in theaters, hoping to take advantage of children being off school. 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