Secret Santa swaps are a fun way to simplify holiday gift-giving, but the old-fashioned method of pulling names out of a hat doesn’t work when loved ones and coworkers are spread across the globe.

The best Secret Santa apps for 2025 are worth checking right now. They can simplify gift exchanges, manage budgets, and keep your holiday gifting organized and stress-free.

Secret Santa exchanges — where participants are assigned a gift recipient and tasked with finding them a perfect present within a price limit — sometimes mean that those in friend groups are paired ...

If you've got a big family, buying a gift for just one name you draw out of a hat can save a lot of money. And Secret Santa parties are fun. Unless you're the person trying to put it together. This ...

The commencement of the holiday season often means the lengthening of to-do lists. There are lights to hang, cards to mail, cookies to bake and, of course, gifts to buy. Gift exchanges, whether ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) -One of the challenges for large families is gift giving season. Buying something for each person in the family is expensive. Secret Santa’s, or drawing names out of a hat is a ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — Many families draw names or play Secret Santa for the holidays but it requires a lot of planning, which Elfster can help with. “Elfster” was created by a husband, ...