SantaClaus

Ho ho ho Your Secret Santa is @valhala

Ho ho ho! Hello everyone. In these troubled times, the elves and I are determined to keep the spirit of Christmas alive, by spreading the love and fostering togetherness! Sooooooooo *dramatically shakes sleigh bells* It's that time of the year again! Sign up now for our annual card/gift exchange This is the 14th Coldplaying Secret Santa, and here's how it works: * You have the option to choose between sending a card or small gift to someone in your own continent or another continent. For example: Europe to Europe or Europe to North America, South America, Oceania, Africa or Asia * If you would like to join this year, please let us know asap. The deadline for signing up is Saturday 11th November, 11:59 PM CET. We need the following information: - Your name and address; please display it as you would write it on an envelope. The only person who will receive this information is your Secret Santa. - Your email address (we need to be able to get in touch with you in case you won't reply to Coldplaying PMs). - Secret Santa match preference: either your continent or anywhere in the world. Please do not ask for a specific continent or country (otherwise it gets seriously complicated for Santa and the elves). To sign up, simply fill out this form: https://forms.gle/m7ipxrHzVm2mom666 You will receive your Secret Santa match by the 13th of November. We only have a couple of days between the submission deadline and when I send you your match, which is why I must insist on the submission deadline: please join by November 10th! * A couple of important points: - Send your card as soon as possible (preferably before December) so that it will arrive in time for Christmas! Use airmail if that option is available. You can ask your local post office how long it will take for your card to arrive. In previous years some cards never arrived and some people received their card long after Christmas (January/February) so please try to send the card in time, especially if it has to travel across oceans and so on. - When you receive your match's information, please confirm that you have all the info. - Send a PM to the SantaClaus account after you send your card to your Secret Santa match. - Suggestion: Take a picture of your card/package before you ship. That way, if there is any lost mail, you can at least share the picture and description of the items you had carefully and lovingly prepared for other Coldplaying members. - Post a message in this thread after receiving your card (with a photo if possible so that everyone can see what you got) or at least send a PM to Santa to confirm that you have received it. In case you don't know what Secret Santa is all about, have a look at the threads that were made for the previous editions: Secret Santa 2009: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/50383-coldplaying-christmas-2009-secret-santa-post-a-pic-if-you-already-received-a-card-d Secret Santa 2010: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/57550-secret-santa-2010 Secret Santa 2011: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/61968-secret-santa-2011-dont-forget-to-send-your-card Secret Santa 2012: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/68201-secret-santa-2012 Secret Santa 2013: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/69764-secret-santa-2013 Secret Santa 2014: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/71546-secret-santa-2014/ Secret Santa 2015: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/72858-secret-santa-2015-christmasiscoming-cards-are-on-their-way Secret Santa 2016: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/74503-secret-santa-2016-~-a-sleigh-full-of-gifts/ Secret Santa 2017: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/75253-secret-santa-2017-insert-festive-bells-here/ Secret Santa 2018: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/75608-secret-santa-2018-a-head-full-of-christmas-dreams/ Secret Santa 2019: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/76039-secret-santa-2019-christmas-intensifies-matches-have-been-sent/ Secret Santa 2021: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/81461-secret-santa-2021-were-back-sleigh-bells-matches-have-been-sent/ Secret Santa 2022: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/83171-secret-santa-2022-whos-feeling-festive-🎄/ We wish you all a Happy holidays season and hope you will join us once again this year! If you have any questions, you can send me a PM or post in this thread. Love, Santa

@Lundi

Matches have been sent!

Ho ho ho Signups are now closed. Thanks to everyone who has signed up!

Ho ho ho! Hello everyone. It's that time of the year again! Sign up now for our annual card/gift exchange *enthusiastically shakes sleigh bells* This is the 13th Coldplaying Secret Santa, and here's how it works: * You have the option to choose between sending a card or small gift to someone in your own continent or another continent. For example: Europe to Europe or Europe to North America, South America, Oceania, Africa or Asia * If you would like to join this year, please let us know asap. The deadline for signing up is Thursday 10th November, 11:59 PM CET. We need the following information: - Your name and address; please display it as you would write it on an envelope. The only person who will receive this information is your Secret Santa. - Your email address (we need to be able to get in touch with you in case you won't reply to Coldplaying PMs). - Secret Santa match preference: either your continent or anywhere in the world. Please do not ask for a specific continent or country (otherwise it gets seriously complicated for Santa and the elves). To sign up, simply fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdom8io0U7FLrKrJamjcwtX0QoRmTolkYhoTnPXMAuYh0QC8w/viewform You will receive your Secret Santa match by the 12th of November. We only have a couple of days between the submission deadline and when I send you your match, which is why I must insist on the submission deadline: please join by November 10th! * A couple of important points: - Send your card as soon as possible (preferably before December) so that it will arrive in time for Christmas! Use airmail if that option is available. You can ask your local post office how long it will take for your card to arrive. In previous years some cards never arrived and some people received their card long after Christmas (January/February) so please try to send the card in time, especially if it has to travel across oceans and so on. - When you receive your match's information, please confirm that you have all the info. - Send a PM to the SantaClaus account after you send your card to your Secret Santa match. - Suggestion: Take a picture of your card/package before you ship. That way, if there is any lost mail, you can at least share the picture and description of the items you had carefully and lovingly prepared for other Coldplaying members. - Post a message in this thread after receiving your card (with a photo if possible so that everyone can see what you got) or at least send a PM to Santa to confirm that you have received it. In case you don't know what Secret Santa is all about, have a look at the threads that were made for the previous editions: Secret Santa 2009: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/50383-coldplaying-christmas-2009-secret-santa-post-a-pic-if-you-already-received-a-card-d Secret Santa 2010: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/57550-secret-santa-2010 Secret Santa 2011: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/61968-secret-santa-2011-dont-forget-to-send-your-card Secret Santa 2012: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/68201-secret-santa-2012 Secret Santa 2013: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/69764-secret-santa-2013 Secret Santa 2014: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/71546-secret-santa-2014/ Secret Santa 2015: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/72858-secret-santa-2015-christmasiscoming-cards-are-on-their-way Secret Santa 2016: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/74503-secret-santa-2016-~-a-sleigh-full-of-gifts/ Secret Santa 2017: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/75253-secret-santa-2017-insert-festive-bells-here/ Secret Santa 2018: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/75608-secret-santa-2018-a-head-full-of-christmas-dreams/ Secret Santa 2019: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/76039-secret-santa-2019-christmas-intensifies-matches-have-been-sent/ Secret Santa 2021: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/81461-secret-santa-2021-were-back-sleigh-bells-matches-have-been-sent/ We wish you all a Happy holidays season and hope you will join us once again this year! If you have any questions, you can send me a PM or post in this thread. Love, Santa

Your Secret Santa is @Notmyloxyloto

Ho ho ho No, more people have let me know their cards arrived but we're patiently awaiting the pics!

The first cards and packages are already on their way!

Ho ho ho Yes, you should have received a PM from me with your match

Ho ho hooo Just under 24 hours left to sign up! It's great to see so many of you join

Ho ho ho! If you want to join, don't forget to PM me your info before the deadline ( @Yasuko, @Batman )

Ho ho ho! Hello everyone. Due to a.. pepperoni? panini? pantomime? ...anyway, circumstances, the elves and I had to take a year off in 2020, but this year WE ARE BACK! And hopefully you will be too? This is the 12th Coldplaying Secret Santa, and here's how it works: * You have the option to choose between sending a card or small gift to someone in your own continent or another continent. For example: Europe to Europe or Europe to North America, South America, Oceania, Africa or Asia * If you would like to join this year, please let us know asap. The deadline for signing up is Saturday 6th November, 11:59 PM CET. We need the following information: - Your name and address; please display it as you would write it on an envelope. The only person who will receive this information is your Secret Santa. - Your email address (we need to be able to get in touch with you in case you won't reply to Coldplaying PMs). - Secret Santa match preference: say "my continent" or "other continent" or "no preference". Please do not ask for a specific continent or country (otherwise it gets seriously complicated for Santa and the elves). To sign up, simply PM your details to the SantaClaus account (click here to send the PM). You will receive your Secret Santa match by the 12th of November. We only have a couple of days between the submission deadline and when I send you your match, which is why I must insist on the submission deadline: please join before November 7th! * A couple of important points: - Send your card as soon as possible (preferably before December) so that it will arrive in time for Christmas! Use airmail if that option is available. This year especially, there may still be some covid related delivery delays in some countries, so please send early. You can ask your local post office how long it will take for your card to arrive. In previous years some cards never arrived and some people received their card long after Christmas (January/February) so please try to send the card in time, especially if it has to travel across oceans and so on. - When you receive your match's information, please confirm that you have all the info. - Send a PM to the SantaClaus account after you send your card to your Secret Santa match. - Suggestion: Take a picture of your card/package before you ship. That way, if there is any lost mail, you can at least share the picture and description of the items you had carefully and lovingly prepared for other Coldplaying members. - Post a message in this thread after receiving your card (with a photo if possible so that everyone can see what you got) or at least send a PM to Santa to confirm that you have received it. In case you don't know what Secret Santa is all about, have a look at the threads that were made for the previous editions: Secret Santa 2009: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/50383-coldplaying-christmas-2009-secret-santa-post-a-pic-if-you-already-received-a-card-d Secret Santa 2010: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/57550-secret-santa-2010 Secret Santa 2011: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/61968-secret-santa-2011-dont-forget-to-send-your-card Secret Santa 2012: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/68201-secret-santa-2012 Secret Santa 2013: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/69764-secret-santa-2013 Secret Santa 2014: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/71546-secret-santa-2014/ Secret Santa 2015: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/72858-secret-santa-2015-christmasiscoming-cards-are-on-their-way Secret Santa 2016: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/74503-secret-santa-2016-~-a-sleigh-full-of-gifts/ Secret Santa 2017: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/75253-secret-santa-2017-insert-festive-bells-here/ Secret Santa 2018: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/75608-secret-santa-2018-a-head-full-of-christmas-dreams/ Secret Santa 2019: https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/76039-secret-santa-2019-christmas-intensifies-matches-have-been-sent/ We wish you all a Happy holidays season and hope you will join us once again this year! If you have any questions, you can send me a PM or post in this thread. Love, Santa List of participants:

Ho ho ho! Without giving too much away, I can tell you two things: 1) You're not on my naughty list 2) Your card or package had quite a distance to travel, so depending on when exactly it was sent and the usual possible Christmas delays, it may very well be still on its way to you I'll send a PM to your matches asking if they've received your packages!

Ho ho ho! Your very generous Secret Santa is @charliefix :)

Ho ho ho! I understand some of you are a little bit worried. We try to prevent it every year by repeatedly reminding people to respond to PMs, but we sometimes don't hear back from people which is a shame. However, there's no need to panic at this stage, since many participants tend to wait until Christmas to open their packages and post a thank you, or don't find the time to post until they're less busy. The Holiday period is approaching now, or has already begun for some, so hopefully we'll see some more activity in this thread soon :) @iamsue and @Mortilorie , I've sent a PM to your matches asking if they've received their packages. @YGillot , your package has to travel quite far so it's perfectly possible it's still on its way across the globe.

Ho ho ho! Your Secret Santa's username is @Jenniiangel

Ho ho ho! Everyone should have received their match, so please check your inbox and confirm you have all the info you need :) Some reminders: - Please send your card or package as soon as possible, preferably before the end of this month especially if it has to travel across an ocean, because that can take weeks - When you've sent your card, send me a PM - When you've received something from your Secret Santa, take a picture of it and post it in this thread so everyone can see what it looks like! Or at least let me know in a PM Love, Santa

Ho ho ho! Thanks to everyone who has joined this year's Secret Santa! It's great to welcome so many of you :) The (hopefully) definitive list of participants is in the first post, hidden under the spoiler button. Everyone who has sent in their details should be on that list. If that's not the case, I may have asked for a clarification ...or one of the elves has misplaced your PM. If you did send me your details but you're somehow not on the list, check your inbox/let me know asap! Everyone will receive their match by next week, Tuesday 12 November 11:59 pm CET.

It's me, Santa! Live from the Grotto (I've got an internet connection there these days, technology catches up with us all)

Ho ho hoooo Thanks to everyone who has signed up already. Today is the last day to do so! As a little extra this year, one lucky participant will also receive an Everyday Life CD from an extra Secret Santa nicknamed 'Coldplaying'...

Ho ho ho The elves and myself would like to remind you all that you have just over two days left to sign up for this year's Secret Santa! (@Coldplayernidia @Tom Cohen @jeremyy just mentioning you here since you expressed interest but I haven't received your PMs yet. If you no longer wish to join then that's perfectly fine & just ignore this :) )

Ho ho ho! One week left to sign up. Don't forget to PM me your details, replying in this thread does not count ;)

Ho ho ho! Don't forget you're not actually signed up until you've sent me your address and preference & I've added you on the list in the first post

Ho ho ho! *blasts Christmas music* It's that time of the year again! This is the 11th annual Coldplaying Secret Santa. You could say it's about to hit puberty. Here's how it works: * You have the option to choose between sending a card to your own continent or another continent. For example: Europe to Europe or Europe to North America, South America, Africa, Asia or Australia * If you would like to join this year please let us know asap. The deadline for signing up is Tuesday 5th November, 11:59 PM CET. We need the following information: - Your name and address; please display it as you would write it on an envelope. The only person who will receive this information is your Secret Santa. - Your email address (we need to be able to get in touch with you in case you won't reply to Coldplaying PMs). - Secret Santa match preference: say "my continent" or "other continent" or "no preference". Please do not ask for a specific continent or country (otherwise it gets seriously complicated for Santa and the elves). You can send your details to the SantaClaus account (click here to send the PM). You will receive your Secret Santa match by the 11th of November. We only have 5 days between the submission deadline and when I send you your match, which is why I must insist on the submission deadline: please join before November 6th! * A couple of important points: - Send your card as soon as possible (preferably before December) so that it will arrive in time for Christmas! Use airmail if that option is available. You can ask your local post office how long it will take for your card to arrive. In previous years some cards never arrived and some people received their card long after Christmas (January/February) so please try to send the card in time, especially if it has to travel across oceans and so on. - When you receive your match's information, please confirm that you have all the info. - Send a PM to the SantaClaus account after you send your card to your Secret Santa match. - Suggestion: Take a picture of your card/package before you ship. That way, if there is any lost mail, you can at least share the picture and description of the items you had carefully and lovingly prepared for other Coldplaying members. - Post a message in this thread after receiving your card (with a photo if possible so that everyone can see what your card looks like) - or at least send a PM to Santa to confirm that you have received it. In case you don't know what Secret Santa is all about, have a look at the threads that were made for the previous editions: Secret Santa 2009: https://coldplaying.com/forum/index.php?threads/coldplaying-christmas-2009-secret-santa-post-a-pic-if-you-already-received-a-card-d.62303/ Secret Santa 2010: https://coldplaying.com/forum/index.php?threads/secret-santa-2010.72847/ Secret Santa 2011: https://coldplaying.com/forum/index.php?threads/secret-santa-2011-dont-forget-to-send-your-card.78737/ Secret Santa 2012: https://www.coldplaying.com/forum/index.php?threads/secret-santa-2012.95571/ Secret Santa 2013: https://coldplaying.com/forum/index.php?threads/secret-santa-2013.98455/ Secret Santa 2014: https://www.coldplaying.com/forum/index.php?threads/secret-santa-2014.103157/ Secret Santa 2015: https://coldplaying.com/forum/index.php?threads/secret-santa-2015-christmasiscoming-cards-are-on-their-way.104950/ Secret Santa 2016: https://coldplaying.com/forum/index.php?threads/secret-santa-2016-a-sleigh-full-of-gifts.107873/ Secret Santa 2017: https://www.coldplaying.com/forum/index.php?threads/secret-santa-2017-insert-festive-bells-here.110593/ Secret Santa 2018: https://coldplaying.com/forum/index.php?threads/secret-santa-2018-a-head-full-of-christmas-dreams.115291/ We wish you all a Happy holidays season and hope you will join us once again this year! If you have any questions, you can send me a PM or post them in this thread. Love, Santa List of participants: