The Reddit community revives the holiday spirit after popular Secret Santa events end

Beth Patton Beth Patton

For Beth Patton, the best part of the holiday season is not the lights, or the snow, or opening presents from family members — it’s swapping gifts with random strangers on the Internet.

So, when a popular “Secret Santa” gift exchange run by the image hosting site Imgur dropped its program ahead of Christmas this year, the 26-year-old from Indiana was devastated.

“I told my family — I was like ‘Christmas is canceled.’ That was my absolute favorite part of Christmas. I look forward to it all year,” she said.

It was the latest online gift giving event of its kind

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