A holiday tradition: David Sedaris reads from 'The Santaland ... - NPR
Dec 25, 2025 · Some holiday stories are stranger than fiction, like how once upon a time, writer and humorist David Sedaris worked as a Macy's department store elf. He wrote about his experience and …
Santaland Diaries - Wikipedia
" 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.
Santaland Diaries - This American Life
Writer David Sedaris's true account of two Christmas seasons he spent working as an elf at Macy's department store in New York. When a shorter version of this story first aired on NPR's Morning …
"SantaLand Diaries" By David Sedaris - YouTube
David Sedaris' "SantaLand Diaries" is a humorous and satirical essay that explores the author's experiences working as a Christmas elf at Macy's department store.
Santaland Diaries, Our Elf Names, the Inspiration for Ferrell Elf movie ...
Dec 7, 2025 · On this episode we discuss David Sedaris’s account of working as a Macy’s elf in what the store called Santaland. The story is David Sedaris’s account of two Christmas seasons he spent …
David Sedaris reads from 'Santaland Diaries,' a Christmastime classic
Dec 23, 2022 · Years before humorist David Sedaris became a celebrated writer, he did a short stint as a Christmas elf at a Macy's department store in New York. His time as Santa's helper was less than …
Listen to David Sedaris read 'Santaland Diaries' : NPR
Dec 23, 2021 · Years before humorist David Sedaris became a celebrated writer, he worked as a Christmas elf at a Macy's department store in New York. His time as Santa's helper was less than …
It Must Be Christmastime. David Sedaris Reads 'Santaland Diaries'
In Santaland Diaries, humorist David Sedaris describes his time working as a department store elf named Crumpet. Here, Sedaris again reads as Crumpet — an NPR holiday tradition.
A holiday tradition: David Sedaris reads from 'The Santaland Diaries'
Dec 25, 2025 · Some holiday stories are stranger than fiction, like how once upon a time, writer and humorist David Sedaris worked as a Macy's department store elf. He wrote about his experience and …
Sedaris’ Santaland Diaries: Elf Outrage & Holiday Humor
Dec 26, 2025 · David Sedaris’s darkly humorous “Santaland Diaries,” a chronicle of his time as a Macy’s elf, isn’t just a nostalgic trip; it’s a prescient observation of the growing disconnect between the …