Holidays on Ice

by David Sedaris

Book Overview

David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favoritesas 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316035904
• ISBN13: 9780316035903
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

Truly entertaining!

This was the first David Sedaris book that I had ever run across. I didn't know anything about it, or him, when I picked it up - it just looked like an interesting, light read. I couldn't have enjoyed it more! What great stories and his delivery and writing style is unmatched! Since that fateful day I have read every Sedaris book I can find! I recommend them to everyone! This book is still my favorite. I re-read it every year for the holidays and I recommend that you do too!

Holiday Commentary

Very good collection of David Sedaris works around a holiday theme. Enjoyable commentary on modern holiday life but very sad that much of it is all too true. If you like Sedaris this is a good holiday read to make you appreciate what you have.

funny, funny, funny

I own all of david sedaris' books. This is absolutely one of my favorites. I even bought the audio book to accompany it because when he tells it, it is even better! Highly reccomended.

Best Christmas Book Ever

This book is an acerbic look at Christmas through stories that might be true to some extent. The story of parents at Macy's not wanting to send their children to the "chocolate" Santa captures so much of how Christmas can really pan out. The fact it's narrated by a man working as an elf makes it all the richer & funnier. The parody of those annoying letters people stick in Christmas cards progresses from ridiculous to unbelievably ridiculous. This would be the best gift for anyone with a good sense of humor who tires of Christmas hype and sentimentality of the Folgers tv commercial variety. I strongly strongly recommend the audiobook version of this book. Nothing will take the sting out of drives for holiday shopping or visits as much as it will.

the best way to experience David Sedaris

To say that David Sedaris doesn't see the world the way that others do is a grievous understatement. He finds equal humor in the bizarre and the mundane. His wit can be both razor sharp and gentle as feather. He writes and says things that maybe you've thought about before and if you haven't thought about them before you'll certainly give them plenty of thought afterwords.Sedaris gift for storytelling is on display at its finest in this audio collection of holiday-themed stories. The most famous is, of course, "The Santaland Diaries", in which Sedaris relates in hillarious detail his experiences working as an elf at Macy's Santaland in New York. This piece is an American classic which should be compulsory reading for anyone who has worked a retail job during the holidays, not to mention anyone who has ever shopped a store during the holidays. Almost as good is "Front Row Center WIth Thaddeus Bristol" which skewers both a pompous theater critic and the sometimes attrocious children's holiday plays he's reviewing.In all, this collection contains six stories read by Sedaris himself, his sister Amy and actress Ann Magnuson. The different voices work well to set the tone for each story over the course of the tape, and the variety helps sustain interest which can be an issue with single reader audio programs.For many of us, the holidays mean laughter and tears. David Dedaris understands this and has given the world six of the finest tools with which to cope.