Much to gift recipients’ surprise, Secret Santa is popping up everywhere this Christmas season. Jolly old St. Nick has made quite a few fun appearances in completely unexpected places, sometimes wearing the classic red Santa suit and sometimes taking people by surprise while disguised as an average citizen. Here are some of this year’s best surprise visits by Secret Santa.
Bill Gates Gives Reddit Secret Santa Exchange Participant a Shocking Surprise
This lucky redditor got @BillGates as her Secret Santa. She is pleased :-) http://t.co/ZdGNEOPJ9f pic.twitter.com/xolglmWFZs
— reddit (@reddit) December 21, 2014
For the second year in a row, Bill Gates has participated in the popular Secret Santa gift exchange on Reddit. According to Newsmax, user “Cali” received some spectacular surprise presents from Gates, including a Loki helmet worn during the filming of Thor and Marvel’s The Avengers.
“As tough as [the officers] are they have hearts that are bigger than the world”
Some of our neediest neighbors have no idea what they’re in for! #SecretSanta #engagedstl pic.twitter.com/X0BXV3PKjp
— St. Louis County PD (@stlcountypd) December 23, 2014
When you forget a secret Santa gift… pic.twitter.com/MsmwmasfFM
— Franky Kirk (@fkirk4) December 23, 2014
That one person who’s too tight to spend a fiver on Secret Santa! pic.twitter.com/1J8j6Iz131
— UK Cop Humour (@UKCopHumour) December 23, 2014
Wow! $4,531,747.27 = money people have spent buying gifts for total strangers on @reddit Secret Santa 2014. http://t.co/KSco0JVkek
— Alexis Ohanian (@alexisohanian) December 22, 2014
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