About Secret Gift Exchange

A Secret Santa Gift Exchange is a Christmas ritual involving a group of people exchanging anonymous gifts. The purpose of Secret Santa is to restrict gift-giving. Because of this, it is often practiced in workplaces, or amongst large families.

In a typical Secret Santa gift exchange, participants' names are placed in a hat, and each person draws a name for whom they are to buy a gift. Along with name submission, each participant may also submit a short wishlist of items from which the gift-giver can choose. There is often a limit to how much can be spent on the present. Presents are then exchanged anonymously.

There is usually a gift-giving occasion, where all the presents are placed on a table, marked with the name of the receiver but not the giver. Sometimes the gift-giver will personally give the recipient the present, thereby revealing their identity.

Our Secret Santa Gift Exchange website offers a modern twist allowing organizers and participants to manage the draw, wishlists and exchange exclusions.