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Overview

David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favorites as the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters ("Us and Them"); the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French ("Jesus Shaves"); what to do when you've been locked out in a snowstorm ("Let It Snow"); the puzzling Christmas traditions of other nations ("Six to Eight Black Men"); what Halloween at the medical examiner's looks like ("The Monster Mash"); and a barnyard secret Santa scheme gone awry ("Cow and Turkey").

No matter what your favorite holiday, you won't want to miss celebrating it with the author who has been called "one of the funniest writers alive" (Economist).

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780316035903
  • Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
  • Publication date: 10/8/2008
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 176
  • Sales rank: 113,627
  • Product dimensions: 5.25 (w) x 7.25 (h) x 0.75 (d)

Meet the Author

David Sedaris
David Sedaris
Starting with his deadpan, disarmingly funny pieces on NPR and continuing with his collections of short fiction and essays, David Sedaris is one of the best, sharpest humorists writing today. His quirky history and family are rich material, but he's also just as hilarious simply satirizing Christmas cards or mocking his own vices.

Biography

According to Time Out New York, "David Sedaris may be the funniest man alive." He's the sort of writer critics tend to describe not in terms of literary influences and trends, but in terms of what they choked on while reading his latest book. "I spewed a mouthful of pastrami across my desk," admitted Craig Seligman in his New York Times review of Naked.

Sedaris first drew national attention in 1992 with a stint on National Public Radio, on which he recounted his experiences as a Christmas elf at Macy's. He discussed "the code names for various posts, such as 'The Vomit Corner,' a mirrored wall near the Magic Tree" and confided that his response to "I'm going to have you fired" was the desire to lean over and say, "I'm going to have you killed." The radio pieces were such a hit that Sedaris, then working as a house cleaner, started getting offers to write movies, soap operas and Seinfeld episodes.

In subsequent appearances on NPR, Sedaris proved he wasn't just a velvet-clad flash in the pan; he's also wickedly funny on the subjects of smoking, speed, shoplifting and nervous tics. His work began appearing in magazines like Harper's and Mirabella, and his first book Barrel Fever, which included "SantaLand Diaries," was a bestseller. "These hilarious, lively and breathtakingly irreverent stories…made me laugh out loud more than anything I've read in years," wrote Francine Prose in the Washington Post Book World.

Since then, each successive Sedaris volume has zoomed to the top of the bestseller lists. In Naked, he recounts odd jobs like volunteering at a mental hospital, picking apples as a seasonal laborer and stripping woodwork for a Nazi sympathizer. The stocking stuffer-sized Holidays on Ice collects Sedaris' Christmas-themed work, including a fictional holiday newsletter from the homicidal stepmother of a 22-year-old Vietnamese immigrant ("She arrived in this house six weeks ago speaking only the words 'Daddy,' 'Shiny' and 'Five dollar now'. Quite a vocabulary!!!!!").

But Sedaris' best pieces often revolve around his childhood in North Carolina and his family of six siblings, including the brother who talks like a redneck gangsta rapper and the sister who, in a hilarious passage far too dirty to quote here, introduces him to the joys of the Internet. Sedaris' recent book Me Talk Pretty One Day describes, among other things, his efforts to learn French while helping his boyfriend fix up a Normandy farmhouse; he progresses "from speaking like an evil baby to speaking like a hillbilly. 'Is thems the thoughts of cows?' I'd ask the butcher, pointing to the calves' brains displayed in the front window."

Sedaris has been compared to American humorists such as Mark Twain, James Thurber and Dorothy Parker; Publisher's Weekly called him "Garrison Keillor's evil twin." Pretty heady stuff for a man who claims there are cats that weigh more than his IQ score. But as This American Life producer Ira Glass once pointed out, it would be wrong to think of Sedaris as "just a working Joe who happens to put out these perfectly constructed pieces of prose." Measured by his ability to turn his experiences into a sharply satirical, sidesplittingly funny form of art, David Sedaris is no less than a genius.

Good To Know

Sedaris got his start in radio after This American Life producer Ira Glass saw him perform at Club Lower Links in Chicago. In addition to his NPR commentaries, Sedaris now writes regularly for Esquire.

Sedaris's younger sister Amy is also a writer and performer; the two have collaborated on plays under the moniker "The Talent Family." Amy Sedaris has appeared onstage as a member of the Second City improv troupe and on Comedy Central in the series Strangers with Candy.

"If I weren't a writer, I'd be a taxidermist," Sedaris said in a chat on Barnes and Noble.com. According to the Boston Phoenix, his collection of stuffed dead animals includes a squirrel, two fruit bats, four Boston terriers and a baby ostrich.

    1. Also Known As:
      David Raymond Sedaris (full name)
    2. Hometown:
      London, England
    1. Date of Birth:
      December 26, 1956
    2. Place of Birth:
      Johnson City, New York
    1. Education:
      B.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1987
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  • Posted March 19, 2009

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    An Escape from Aunt Diane's Haletosis

    David Sedaris once again brilliantly entertains us with his fabulously witty insights and edgy musings on a different view of the holidays in this collection of short stories and embellished essays. A great escape for any memeber of the family during the trying times of the holidays, or for any person who can relate to the complicated nature families seem to exist in when they get together.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 10, 2000

    Hilarious Hijinks!

    Holidays on ice is absolutely one of the funniest books I've ever had the sheer pleasure of reading. The 'Macy's Elf' essay is side-splittingly funny.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 26, 2000

    A GREAT read!!

    Holidays on Ice - It's hard to write a review through the tears of laughter. A very funny book. Remember the school Christmas plays? Suppose a theater critic was there and wrote a review. It happens in Holidays on Ice. Santaland Diaries is a classic that everyone who ever waited in line to sit on Santa's lap will appreciate. And there's the Christmas letter from hell. Don't wait until December to read this book. Read it now!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 27, 2012

    I dont like it

    Butt

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 30, 2011

    Most entertaining !

    David Sedaris did it again ! I love his books he makes me lmao each time i read them . Great holiday read ! A++

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 19, 2011

    Another great Sedaris read!

    The first half of the book was soooo funny. However, I felt that the last half of the book was kind of blah. I love David Sedaris and would recommend any of his books if you like crude-ish humor.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 18, 2011

    Funny!

    Love this collection of fun holiday stories. I feel like it's not Christmas until I've read The Santaland Diaries.

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  • Posted December 15, 2011

    very disappointed

    I specifically wanted to take the time to write a review on this book. Before I did that I wanted to read what others thought about it and at first thought there must be something very wrong with my "sense of humor." After continuing on I realized that I too have the same feelings about this as many others did. The first story was entertaining so I kept thinking that it would get better. I am so glad I decided not to waste my time finishing it. I can't remember ever doing that before with a book. Thankfully I missed a story that was mentioned in a review. Although I did purchase this it isn't even worth passing on to anyone, even someone I don't know. I hope I never waste my money on another book like this. I will certainly never buy anything written by David Sedaris.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 13, 2011

    Tricked by the sample

    The first story is hilarious, the rest are boring and unfunny.

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  • Posted December 11, 2011

    Wonderful dry, biting humor

    Santaland Diaries is an entertaining look at the Christmas industry. The other stories will leave you wondering about a number of things. The whole book is filled with David Sedaris' somewhat twisted and highly entertaining view of the world and the season.

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  • Posted June 29, 2011

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    It took a while to get going...

    The first story was long and tedious (in my opinion). I had read other books so I decided to keep plugging along. The more I read, the better they became. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a good laugh.

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  • Posted June 25, 2011

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 5, 2011

    Sadly Disappointing

    The first book I read by David Sedaris was "When You Are Engulfed in Flames" and absolutely fell in love with the book.

    I thought I would have the same sentiment with this book but I was sadly disappointed. There are couple stories within the book that are entertaining, but the majority of the book is sad and/or horrifying - there are definitely some shockers in this book. Plus, there are only a handful of stories that are related to the holidays, but in a twisted and sadistic way. If you are easily offended and/or do not want your holidays to be stained with stories from this book, do NOT buy this book.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 19, 2010

    Offensive and unfunny

    The first story about working as Santa's elf was humorous, but the rest were offensive, xenophobic and a big waste of my time and money.

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  • Posted June 24, 2010

    Disturbing, loses the connection to Xmas insanities we can all relate to

    His previous books were laugh-out-loud funny; I once had to stop my car because I was laughing too hard when listening to one of his books on tape. But this one was sad and disturbing. I struggled to keep reading after the woman killed her grandbaby in a clothes dryer, in an attempt to frame her husband's newly discovered adult illegitimate Vietnamese daughter (yes, that classic Xmas story we can all relate to). There were funny moments in the department store elf piece, although even that just sounded angry by the end.

    Gifted humorists make us laugh at our own shortcomings, but they do this from our side of the line. It feels like Sedaris has crossed the line, really rather hates most people, and believes he can only top previous writing by developing more outrageous and darker plots -- ones that I can't relate to at all. It's a shame because there's a wealth of information to mine from day to day 'normal' human interactions around the holiday season.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 13, 2010

    Not even humourous.

    Thankfully I skimmed through this book before I gave it as a Christmas gift. I found the attempts at humour to be derisive and vulgar and wish I'd never bought it.

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted January 23, 2010

    A great book for anyone wanting to be entertained

    This book is a great read for anyone looking for something fun and spirited. Easily a page-turner. Each short story tops the next. David Sedaris' writing appeals to readers getting away from haughty books. Take a break and spend the day with this exciting book!

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  • Posted January 16, 2010

    Dark Comedy Pudding

    This is a holiday classic. It makes the perfect gift for someone you know will appreciate these perverse and often baffling tales. As always, Sedaris will have you in stitches while simultaneously tugging at your heartstrings.

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  • Posted January 16, 2010

    Aweseome

    I love all things David Sedaris. I think if he were a designer, I'd wear his designs (if he designed for the middle aged, completely inglamourous mommy-paunched set). He's one of the few authors I've read who makes me laugh out loud--something everyone needs in abundance. He describes outwardly mundane events in his life that most readers can easily relate to, but he does it with such an understated, humorous hand that it makes you see things in a very different--sometimes poignant, sometimes tragic--light. This collection of stories about the holidays gave me--in my self-induced stay-at-home-mom role--some well needed food for thought.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 16, 2010

    classic sedaris

    highly entertaining. though most of the stories are familiar if you are a fan of david sedaris already, the holiday compilation gives them a fun twist. I listened to it while driving home for the holidays and it was the perfect way to pass the time. lots of fun.

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