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Secret Santa is used in fandom as a type of anonymous gift-exchange of fanworks, including vids, artwork, and frequently fiction. Typically participants sign up and request certain characters, fandoms, pairings, or ideas, while offering to create similar works in exchange. Requests and offers are matched up so that recipients don't know who is creating their gift until after a later reveal date.

Often there may be participants who do not or cannot complete their assignment, in which case pinch hitters are utilized to hopefully ensure everyone who created something for the exchange will receive something in return.

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The term Secret Santa has been historically used for anonymous gift-exchanges during the Christmas/Holiday season. It is frequently used in workplace settings to equalize gift-giving and is generally voluntary.[1]

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The first Don We Now Our Gay Apparel popslash Secret Santa exchange was held in 2001.[2]
The first Yuletide Secret Santa exchange for rare fandoms was held in 2003.[3]
The first xmas_rocks fic exchange for rock band fandoms took place in the 2006/2007 holiday season.[4]
On November 27, 2007, the livejournal community seasonsficcings was created to promote and list Secret Santa exchanges in various fandoms.[5]

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[edit] Active as of 2009

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[edit] Unknown status for 2009

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