--- product_id: 3746708 title: "Holidays on Ice" price: "€ 17.19" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/3746708-holidays-on-ice store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # 4.1/5 Stars from 2,752 Reviews Holiday-themed Satirical Stories 72 Humor Essays Rank Holidays on Ice **Price:** € 17.19 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎅 Laugh through the chaos—because your holiday read should be as bold as your season! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Holidays on Ice - **How much does it cost?** € 17.19 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/3746708-holidays-on-ice) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Sharp Holiday Satire:** Irreverent humor that cuts through the holiday clichés - • **Relatable Retail Tales:** Stories that resonate with anyone who's survived holiday retail madness - • **Cult Favorite with FOMO:** Join thousands who’ve made this a seasonal must-read - • **Top-Ranked Humor Essays:** Ranked #72 in Humor Essays for a reason - • **Provocative & Thought-Provoking:** Makes you laugh and awkwardly reflect on human nature ## Overview Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris is a bestselling collection of sharp, satirical essays and stories that lampoon the holiday season with irreverent humor. Ranked #72 in Humor Essays and boasting a 4.1-star rating from over 2,700 readers, this book blends hilarious retail anecdotes with thought-provoking social commentary, making it a cult favorite for millennials craving a fresh, edgy take on holiday traditions. ## Description Holidays on Ice [Sedaris, David] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Holidays on Ice Review: Hysterical and irreverent-- the best qualities you can ask for in a book - This book doesn't bar any holds, which is refreshing, even if sometimes I'm not sure exactly which of his characters he is lambasting and which he's holding up as the examples of truth. Maybe he's just lambasting *everyone*, regardless, and that's the point. There is no virtue; we're all terrible. And although I was originally under the impression these were personal "essays," I can only hope that most of these unsavory characters are fictional! (I'm being facetious. Of course they are.) Anyway, hilarious from the get-go, and thought provoking in a way that makes you awkwardly ashamed to be human, even though we can't help ourselves. I'm happy that the Macy's elf eventually worked his way into a successful writing career. If that's what happened. Review: Be careful - but parts are funny. - This is my first encounter with Mr. Sedaris, but it won’t be my last. The pure fictional accounts are cringy and disturbing. There is casual child death in all of them. I’m at that age where child death - even satirized & fictionalized is never funny - just depressing & gross. However, the personal stories had me HOWLING. Mr. Sedaris & I must be the same age, because the tales of his childhood mirror some of my own. His experience as a “Christmas Elf” had me in tears. Laughter is wonderful medicine, and Im sorry I’ve missed this author for so long. I’m looking forward to reading more from him. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #246,635 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #240 in Humor Essays (Books) #264 in Essays (Books) #604 in Fiction Satire | | Customer Reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (2,758) | | Dimensions | 4.95 x 0.65 x 7 inches | | Edition | Reprint | | ISBN-10 | 0316078913 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0316078917 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 176 pages | | Publication date | October 20, 2010 | | Publisher | Little, Brown Paperbacks | ## Images ![Holidays on Ice - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81qz62IcxfL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hysterical and irreverent-- the best qualities you can ask for in a book *by S***I on December 29, 2024* This book doesn't bar any holds, which is refreshing, even if sometimes I'm not sure exactly which of his characters he is lambasting and which he's holding up as the examples of truth. Maybe he's just lambasting *everyone*, regardless, and that's the point. There is no virtue; we're all terrible. And although I was originally under the impression these were personal "essays," I can only hope that most of these unsavory characters are fictional! (I'm being facetious. Of course they are.) Anyway, hilarious from the get-go, and thought provoking in a way that makes you awkwardly ashamed to be human, even though we can't help ourselves. I'm happy that the Macy's elf eventually worked his way into a successful writing career. If that's what happened. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Be careful - but parts are funny. *by C***S on November 19, 2021* This is my first encounter with Mr. Sedaris, but it won’t be my last. The pure fictional accounts are cringy and disturbing. There is casual child death in all of them. I’m at that age where child death - even satirized & fictionalized is never funny - just depressing & gross. However, the personal stories had me HOWLING. Mr. Sedaris & I must be the same age, because the tales of his childhood mirror some of my own. His experience as a “Christmas Elf” had me in tears. Laughter is wonderful medicine, and Im sorry I’ve missed this author for so long. I’m looking forward to reading more from him. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The perfect introduction to a spectacular writer *by T***. on August 10, 2000* The holidays bring out something truly special in David Sedaris, making this more a "best of" than a mere holiday book. It's simply brilliant and, as many reviewers have experienced, one of those rare books that may cause you to laugh out loud in spite of yourself. Its only flaw is that it's a short book, but in content it's a giant. Avid NPR listeners will instantly recognize the first essay in this book, "Santaland Diaries"; the author's reading of that story is their single most requested encore. His description of becoming a Christmas Elf at Macy's is a true guilty pleasure; scathingly unkind and screamingly funny. If you ever held an undignified job, this is somehow your story - even if you never (pardon the pun) stooped so low as to play an elf. Sedaris writes like a post-modern Mark Twain, with a dry and piercing wit that drips with charm and cynicism in equal measure. His is the kind of writing that makes me go back to re-read a sentence, a paragraph, even a whole story hoping to savor some particular gem I only wish I'd written. His tone is often dark, even bleak, but there's a wry quality in his stories that lets you know he's really doing it all for effect - setting you up for an even bigger laugh because you know he's enjoying every minute of telling his sad, hilarious stories. Get in on his story now so you can savor the feeling of waiting impatiently for his next book - and there's no better way to start than to read Holidays on Ice. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/3746708-holidays-on-ice](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/3746708-holidays-on-ice) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-04-24*