Glittery, Grumpy Christmas Edition: David Sedaris kicks Macy's...well, you know.

What in the whole universe could be better than Santa?

Well, David Sedaris, icon of modern American satire who loves to let the world know everything about his rather depressing private life in his books, knows: Satan.

In his hilarious essay The Santaland Diaries, Sedaris describes his experiences as a "full time-elf" in Santaland, a kind of "winter-wonder land"at Macy's mall, New York.

Since dressing up as a mythical creature can be rather humiliating for a 35-year-old pot-smoker, Sedaris developed some strategies in order to keep his dignity and his mental sanity alive - once you read the story, you will never forget Sedaris realizing "Satan" is an anagram of "Santa" (and imaging dialogues like "I love Satan, mommy!" "Well, we all love Satan!") or telling deaf kids in sign language that Santa Claus suffers from an olive-sized tumor in his brain. 

Christmas sure is a wonderful time. But it can also be stressful and annoying, and then it just feels great to lean back in your seat, watch your family eating cookies and talking about Satan. Thank you so much, Mr. Sedaris.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5ty6P4G3Zg

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