So apparently there’s a game called “Chinese Christmas” in which people bring unwanted gifts to a party and then try to steal the best games away from each other. Because that’s how Chinese people are, yanno. Other people apparently call this the “White Elephant” game.Click to see full answer. Hereof, what is Chinese Christmas game?The person who drew number 1 takes a gift from the pile, opens the gift and sits down with the gift in plain sight, generally on her lap. Then “2” then takes a gift, either from the pile or from 1. Then 2 sits down with the gift displayed. If 1’s gift was taken, then 1 gets to take another from the pile.Secondly, why is it called Yankee Swap? “Yankee” in this sense means American, specifically United States and the term Yankee Swap was coined in the early twentieth century New York city when the immigrant settlers noticed locals exchange silly gifts at the market. Regarding this, what is Chinese Christmas gift exchange? The game is fun, because each person gets to select a wrapped gift, unwrap it and then possibly lose it to someone else and have to select again. Being able to select from unwrapped gifts or “steal” a gift someone is holding is what makes this game so much fun.How do you play the Christmas gift exchange game? Guess the Guest Gift Exchange Game When it is time to distribute gifts, draw a paper, read the statement on the back, and let the guests guess who it is about. The first person to guess right gets the gift and is out of the game. Continue until everyone has received a gift.