DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

THIS IN ONE IN A SERIES BY UPDIKE AND GOREY I  came across this book just by accident while looking for some Halloween and Christmas stuff.  I thought the title was very amusing.   This is one in a series of books written by John Updike and the drawings done by Edward Gorey.  (What a name for an illustrator).  I am going to give you short exerpts of  the TWELVE TERRORS OF CHRISTMAS. Santa:  The man.  Describes his loose-fitting beard, his alcoholic smell, and compares him to one of Steven King's clowns. Santa: The concept.  Questions why anyone would live at the North Pole. Santa's Helpers.  Asks why anyone would work in sweatshop conditions without getting something out of it. O Tannenbaum.  What happens if the tree  falls over? Tiny Reindeer.  The hooves cut through the shingles on the roof and their fur could be full of bugs. Electrocution.  Not only do you have to watch out for the lights, but ...