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Featured StorySecret Santa is back, and this year you can watch it happen
Our seventh season opens Monday 2 November, with a live map, a clearer sign-up, and your Santa number the moment you join
Since 2020, PLU members have been posting Christmas cards to people they’ve never met, and between them those cards have travelled more than 15 million kilometres. Secret Santa’s seventh season opens on Monday 2 November, and it’s the first real rebuild: a live world map showing every Santa as they join, a sign-up that tells you exactly what you’re taking on, and your Santa number in your inbox the moment you sign up. The 2024 record of 501 Santas is there to be beaten. Have a read for the dates and everything that’s new.
Drew
Oct 26, 2026 · 3 min read
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