Holidays on Ice
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"Holidays on Ice" is a collection of humorous and often darkly satirical holiday-themed essays by American writer David Sedaris.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Holidays on Ice canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Holidays on Ice Context triple: [David Sedaris, notableWork, Holidays on Ice]
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A.
Stars on Ice
Stars on Ice is a long-running professional figure skating touring show featuring world-class skaters performing choreographed exhibitions across various cities.
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B.
Belles on Ice
Belles on Ice is a segment from the animated holiday film "Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas" featuring Disney characters in a festive ice-skating story.
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C.
Champions on Ice
Champions on Ice was a popular touring figure skating show that featured elite skaters, including Olympic and World champions, performing exhibition programs around the United States and internationally.
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D.
Disney on Ice
Disney on Ice is a touring ice-skating show produced by Feld Entertainment under license from Disney, featuring figure skaters performing stories and characters from Disney films.
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E.
Rink of Dreams
Rink of Dreams is an outdoor public skating rink in downtown Ottawa that serves as a popular recreational attraction and community gathering spot.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Holidays on Ice Target entity description: "Holidays on Ice" is a collection of humorous and often darkly satirical holiday-themed essays by American writer David Sedaris.
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A.
Stars on Ice
Stars on Ice is a long-running professional figure skating touring show featuring world-class skaters performing choreographed exhibitions across various cities.
-
B.
Belles on Ice
Belles on Ice is a segment from the animated holiday film "Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas" featuring Disney characters in a festive ice-skating story.
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C.
Champions on Ice
Champions on Ice was a popular touring figure skating show that featured elite skaters, including Olympic and World champions, performing exhibition programs around the United States and internationally.
-
D.
Disney on Ice
Disney on Ice is a touring ice-skating show produced by Feld Entertainment under license from Disney, featuring figure skaters performing stories and characters from Disney films.
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E.
Rink of Dreams
Rink of Dreams is an outdoor public skating rink in downtown Ottawa that serves as a popular recreational attraction and community gathering spot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
essay collection ⓘ |
| audiobookNarrator | David Sedaris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | David Sedaris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
holiday literature
ⓘ
humor ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasEssay |
Based Upon a True Story
ⓘ
Christmas Means Giving NERFINISHED ⓘ Dinah, the Christmas Whore NERFINISHED ⓘ Front Row Center with Thaddeus Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ SantaLand Diaries NERFINISHED ⓘ Season’s Greetings to Our Friends and Family!!! ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| hasRevisedEdition | expanded edition with additional essays ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Christmas
ⓘ
holidays ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | first-person essays ⓘ |
| notableFor |
autobiographical holiday anecdotes
ⓘ
satirical portrayal of holiday traditions ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| partOf | David Sedaris bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
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Subject: Holidays on Ice Description of subject: "Holidays on Ice" is a collection of humorous and often darkly satirical holiday-themed essays by American writer David Sedaris.
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