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A Macy's Santaland in Portland, Oregon (2008) "Santaland Diaries" is an essay written by David Sedaris. It is a humorous account of Sedaris' stint working as a Christmas elf in "Santaland" at Macy's department store. Sedaris first read the essay on National Public Radio's Morning Edition on December 23, 1992. [1]
The most famous of the essays is "SantaLand Diaries", the essay that made Sedaris famous when he read it on National Public Radio in 1992. The essay tells of his experiences working as an elf named Crumpet at Macy's. [2] The other is "Diary of a Smoker", which was made into a 13-minute film shown at Sundance Film Festival by Matthew Modine. [2]
David Raymond Sedaris (/ s ɪ ˈ d ɛər ɪ s / sih-DAIR-iss; born December 26, 1956) [1] [2] is an American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor. He was publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay "Santaland Diaries".
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The most popular essay is "Santaland Diaries", which is Sedaris' take on working as an elf at a department store grotto during Christmas season. "Holidays on Ice" was re-released in October 2008 by publisher, Little, Brown & Company. The book has 176 pages.
Lubbockites can work in their visits with Santa, Mrs. Claus, elves and other festive characters now through Dec. 21 as the city continues its 67th annual Santa Land in Mackenzie Park.
Expanding from 2,200 square feet in the Commerce Center to nearly 6,000 square feet will allow for an even more magical experience.
21-year-old Tyrone Howard and his pregnant wife took their three sons (one of whom was two-year-old Terrence) to see Santa Claus at a Higbee's department store in Cleveland, Ohio's Public Square. Also waiting in the long line was 36-year-old Jack Fitzpatrick who was with three of his own children while his pregnant wife shopped with their ...