The story was likely invented in the 19th century when the phrase "white elephant" entered popular ... in an 1855 anonymous review of his legendary poetry collection "Leaves of Grass," described ...

This story is almost certainly apocryphal. But White Elephant gift exchanges and the ... and in the preface to his 1855 poetry collection, “Leaves of Grass,” Walt Whitman included it on ...

White Elephant. Yankee Swap. Dirty Santa. The name differs from party to party, but the object of the game is the same: Give, swap and try to end the night with the best present. If you’re ...

In addition to white elephant, contained groups could also do a "secret Santa" gift exchange. Here is what to know about the gifting games and how to get involved: More: Most popular holiday gift ...

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The gift-giving season is upon us, which means the return of a controversial holiday game: the White Elephant gift exchange. Whether you call it White Elephant, Yankee Swap or Dirty Santa ...