Review: "The Santaland Diaries" enlists Topher Payne to deliver its Christmas miracle
Supposedly one of the holy grails for songwriters is to pen a Christmas standard. Tunes like "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" become inescapable through November and December, which means St. Nick can bring royalty checks with his presents. As a fledgling writer, David Sedaris created the radio (and later, theatrical) equivalent of a Christmas...