But when you've got a large group, all expecting gifts... that could be slightly less great. Fear not! Help is here. Gather up all those names and enter them into a Christmas gift name drawing.

Only in the late 1790s did the new custom of putting up a Christmas tree decorated with ... His Works,” an elaborate drawing of Santa Claus’ tasks, from making gifts to recording children ...

In 1848 the Illustrated London News published a drawing ... gifts were rather modest – fruit, nuts, sweets and small handmade trinkets. These were usually hung on the Christmas tree.