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Quote:For years, Caroline Lamarre dreaded the annual "Secret Santa" tradition of picking a name out of a hat and giving her secret match a gift.

So it only made sense for her to let a computer do all that. Several Web sites have emerged to help people like Lamarre coordinate the popular holiday game.

These free sites typically work by letting users enter the e-mail addresses of their Secret Santa participants. Computers make matches and notify participants. Some even let you say in advance who can't be matched with whom and make sure no one is assigned the same gift-giver two years in a row.

Participants also can create "wish lists" and "do not need" lists, and secret givers can pose anonymous questions like T-shirt size or favorite color.