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In some cases this is called something more politically correct such as "Holiday Helper", since Santa is associated with Christmas and the people running the exchange don't want to appear to be excluding non-Christians. Another common Christmas-affiliated name for it is "Kris Kringle"; while this is another name for Santa Claus, if it's used it's normally in the context of a Secret Santa arrangement.
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* A [[Christmas Special]] of ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' uses this as the basis for his difficulty in finding a gift.
== Live-Action TV ==
* Done in ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'', where he slips his name as the only one to mess with his team. They figure it out quickly, but he ends up getting gifts from all of them anyways.
* In ''[[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]]'', Maddie organizes the Tipton staff Secret Santa and makes sure that London picks her name, hoping for an expensive gift.
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* Happens in season four of ''[[Friends]]''. By the end of the episode, pretty much everyone knows who got who.
* In ''[[Glee]]'', Sue slips her name in as the only one.
* This is a plot point in an episode of [[Braceface]]. Sharon pulls [[Alpha Bitch|Nina's]] name, and is morally torn between buying her a nice present and not buying her anything at all.
* ''[[The Baby Sitters Club]]'' has the club play this in one TV episode. At one point they all go to the same store.
 
* Organized by [[Di V]], of all people/electronics, in ''[[Penny Arcade]]''...except that the only name in the hat is [[Di V]].
== Western Animation ==
* A [[Christmas Special]] of ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' uses this as the basis for his difficulty in finding a gift.
* This is a plot point in an episode of ''[[Braceface]]''. Sharon pulls [[Alpha Bitch|Nina's]] name, and is morally torn between buying her a nice present and not buying her anything at all.
 
== Web Comics ==
* Organized by [[Di V]]DiV, of all people/electronics, in ''[[Penny Arcade]]''...except that the only name in the hat is [[Di V]]DiV.
 
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