SantaLandappears in The SantaLand Diaries

SantaLand is the massive Christmas village that appears in New York City's Macy's department store every winter. SantaLand contains a long path through a village with dioramas of penguins, Christmas trees, and other festive scenes, and a magic tree where children get to depart to multiple houses where various Santas greet children. David Sedaris works as an elf in SantaLand one winter in order to pay off his student loans.

One Life to Liveappears in The SantaLand Diaries

A soap opera that Sedaris dreams of writing for when he moves to New York. He struggles to make the connections that he needs to land a job on the popular soap opera, however, and instead works as an elf in SantaLand in order to pay the bills.

Sallie Maeappears in The SantaLand Diaries

Sallie Mae is the company that holds Sedaris' student loan. Sedaris...