I must be out of it, I don't really get the whole Secret Santa/gift exchange thing. Why are you giving and getting gifts from people who mean very little to you? Just to get more "stuff"?
Gift giving to me is when you see something you know someone else will love and there is not a good chance they will see it or buy it for themselves. So you get it and give it to them, does not have to be a special occasion.
This whole, "I HAVE to get my aunt a present cuz it's Christmas", when you don't know what she wants, or are pretty sure she will re-gift what you give her -- I just have dropped out of that whole scene.
Now I REALLY like the idea of adopting a needy family and getting gifts for them - what fun that would be!! and you can be sure the gifts would REALLY be appreciated.