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A soldier’s diary from the front lines of seasonal employment

Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris

December 24, 2025 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

My costume is green. I wear green velvet knickers, a yellow turtleneck, a forest-green velvet smock, and a perky stocking cap decorated with spangles. This is my work uniform. ― David Sedaris, Holidays on Ice I’ve read this, listened to the public radio broadcast of David Sedaris’s reading, and I’ve seen a performance of The Santaland Diaries. It’s been a while, so this was a fun yet illuminating reread. David is a thirty-three-year-old man hired to be an elf at Santaland in at Macy’s in […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: childhood, christmas, David Sedaris, elves, holidays, minimum wage, retail hell, Santa, Santa Claus, Seasonal employment, short stories

carmelpie's CBR17 Review No:47 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: childhood, christmas, David Sedaris, elves, holidays, minimum wage, retail hell, Santa, Santa Claus, Seasonal employment, short stories ·
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