What are the rules for the Christmas gift game where everyone brings a gift and then one person opens one. Then the next opens a gift and can trade with the first and so on - I remember the general idea but haven't done it in awhile - We are doing this Christmas Eve with family and it was my idea but now I am uncertain of the rules!
Any help appreciated!

Okay, as far as I can remember....All gifts are placed into a pile. Each member of the party picks a number. 1 goes first, 2 goes second, and so on....

Now, any gift that is open is up for the taking. Meaning if #1 opened a gift that #5 would like to have, #5 goes and gets that gift from #1, at this time #1 is free to choose a new gift.

The gifts can be exchanged 3 times only before they are no longer allowed to be picked by anyone else.

Here is another one that is LOADS of fun...It's called the Right Family Christmas....

http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/thisnthat/games/gameright.html

My family does that every year. Everyone has to buy a 10 dollar gift and you wrap it up and have fun with it. Put small things in big boxes and stuff. Then everyone takes a number out of a hat and that is other order we go in. #1 chooses the item he wants and then #2. But instead of picking a number, #2 can steal #1's present and that is how it works with #3 and so on. Then who ever gets their present taken gets to rechoose one, and can steal from another person but not the one they stole from.