If you're in the mood for a classic holiday tale of comfort and joy, well, that is not what you're about to hear. Once upon a time, author and humorist David Sedaris worked as a department store elf.

Crumpet the Elf is back for another Morning Edition Christmas. Crumpet is the not-so-secret identity of humorist David Sedaris, who was once a department store elf at Macy's. He wrote about the ...

It's become a Christmas classic on NPR — writer and humorist David Sedaris reads from his hilarious holiday essay "Santaland Diaries." The 'Morning Edition' holiday tradition: David Sedaris as Crumpet ...

It's become a Christmas classic on NPR — writer and humorist David Sedaris reads from his hilarious holiday essay "Santaland Diaries." If you're in the mood for a classic holiday tale of comfort and ...