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"The Gift of the Magi" is a short story by O. Henry (pen name of William Sydney Porter) first published in 1905. The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money.
What is the usual budget for a White Elephant gift exchange? The budget for a White Elephant is usually on the lower side. WhiteElephantRules.com recommends a $20 budget cap for most gatherings.
A white elephant gift exchange, [1] Yankee swap [2] or Dirty Santa [3] [nb 1] is a party game where amusing and impractical gifts are exchanged during Christmas festivities. The goal of a white elephant gift exchange is to entertain party-goers rather than to give or acquire a genuinely valuable or highly sought-after item. [3]
I was 6 years old when I received the Christmas toy that would change the entire course of my life and career. I had discovered it in a catalog and ogled it in the store, begging my parents for it ...
Plant Exchange. Christmas is all about green and red. Lean into the former and allow the gifts to be the true life of the party. Ask guests to bring a potted plant—you can either be specific and ...
Their lack of understanding of Canadian gift giving expectations at Christmas sparks a mass gift exchange in the neighbourhood on one occasion. Sam and his friend Murphy occasionally babysit Fatima one summer, which prompts the creation of the infamous water slide. Eugene and Maria Conte are an elderly couple who live next-door. Eugene loves to ...
Jack and Liz decide to exchange gifts for Christmas. Meanwhile, Jack reconnects with a friend from high school, Nancy Donovan (Julianne Moore), and ponders the possibility of romance as Nancy's marriage is falling apart. When Liz ends up buying an expensive necktie that Jack already owns, they agree to spend zero dollars on their gifts.
Nikolai Gogol, "Christmas Eve" (from Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka) [1] O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi; E. T. A. Hoffmann, "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" (Nussknacker und Mausekönig) Leo Tolstoy, "Papa Panov's Special Christmas" (translation of Saillens) Dylan Thomas, A Child's Christmas in Wales; Philip Van Doren Stern, The Greatest Gift