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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]
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". He published his first collection of essays and short stories, Barrel Fever, in 1994.
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]
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.
A Carnival of Snackeries: Diaries: Volume Two (2003-2020) The Best of Me is a compilation of essays and short fiction by American humorist David Sedaris . It was released by Little, Brown and Company on November 3, 2020, with every entry in the collection selected by Sedaris himself.
He started his career as a vaudeville performer and was a famed humorist. The aftermath of a fire at the historic Topanga Ranch Motel on Jan. 8, 2025. (California State Parks)
Jost was born on June 29, 1982, in New York City.He grew up in the Grymes Hill [8] neighborhood of Staten Island. [9] [10] [11] His mother, Kerry J. Kelly, was the chief medical officer for the New York City Fire Department, [12] and his father, Daniel A. Jost, was a teacher at Staten Island Technical High School.
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