Kris Kringle generator
Draw names for your Kris Kringle online, free and with no sign-up. Keep couples apart, then share one link where each person picks their name to see who they're buying for.
How to do a Kris Kringle draw
Put everyone's names in
Add each person, 3 to 50 people. The whole family, the whole office, or just your mates.
Keep couples apart
Pick any two people who shouldn't draw each other, like partners or housemates. Add a spending limit and the day you swap presents, if you like.
Draw names
One tap. Everyone gives one present and gets one, and nobody draws their own name.
For family and friends or at work
Family Kris Kringle
One present each instead of presents for everyone. Keep partners, and anyone who lives together, from drawing each other. The organiser page never shows the matches, so whoever organises the draw can draw a name too.
Kris Kringle at work
No work email addresses to collect and nobody to sign up. Set the budget and the day of the Christmas party once, and they show on everyone's match. Share the link in your team chat or by email.
Kris Kringle with friends
Nobody needs an account or an app. Draw, then share the link in your group chat or by text. If someone can't make it, the organiser signs in and removes them, and only the matches that change are redrawn.
Kris Kringle gift ideas from the person you drew
Each person's link also invites them to make a free wishlist. Once it has a wish, whoever drew them sees it on their match and can book a gift from it.
Planning the rest? Hand out the Secret Santa questionnaire so everyone shares a few favourites, read how Secret Santa works, or swap the draw for a game of white elephant. Calling it Secret Santa? The same draw is on the Secret Santa generator.
Kris Kringle questions and answers
How do I do a Kris Kringle draw online?
Type each name above in its own row, and tap Add person for the next. Add any pairs to keep apart, a budget and a date if you like, and tap Draw names. You get one group link: share it, and each person picks their name and sees who they're buying for.
Does the organiser see who drew who?
No. The organiser page shows who has joined, never who drew who, so whoever organises it can take part. The group link does open any name, so ask everyone to pick only their own.
Does it email everyone their name?
Only if you want it to. Add email addresses and we'll send the invites, or share the group link yourself by text, WhatsApp or your work chat. Emails are optional.
Is Kris Kringle the same as Secret Santa?
Yes. Kris Kringle is what Secret Santa is often called in Australia and Ireland: everyone draws one name in secret and buys that person a present. The name comes from Christkindl, a German name for the Christ Child who brings Christmas presents. This generator is the same one as the Wishes Secret Santa generator.
Can I keep couples from drawing each other?
Yes. Once the names are in, pick two people under Keep apart and add as many pairs as you need. Neither person in a pair will draw the other. If the pairs leave someone with no one to draw, the page tells you who, so you can remove a pair.
Is it free and does everyone need an account?
It's free for 3 to 50 people, with no sign-up. Neither you nor anyone opening a link needs an account. Each link also offers to make a free Wishes wishlist, which is optional and asks for a free sign-in with Apple, Google or email. Booking a gift asks for the same sign-in.
How much should we spend on Kris Kringle?
Whatever suits your group. Agree on a limit before the draw so every present is about the same size, and type it under Budget: it then shows on everyone's match, next to the day you swap presents.
What should I get my Kris Kringle?
The best Kris Kringle ideas come from the person you drew. Each link invites its person to make a free wishlist, and once it has a wish, whoever drew them sees it on their match and can book a gift from it.