David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favorites<i> </i>as 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 Christmas traditions of other nations ("Six to Eight Black Men"); what Halloween at the medical examiner's looks like ("The Monster Mash"); and a barnyard secret Santa scheme gone awry ("Cow and Turkey").<br><br>No matter what your favorite holiday, you won't want to miss celebrating it with the author who has been called "one of the funniest writers alive" (<ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:STATE w:st="on"><i>Economist</i></ST1:STATE></ST1:PLACE><i>).</i>