I seem to be taking a lot of credit for the gift system, but it would have never happened without fp4 scripting it. We both stayed up late over two nights, and he scripted the entire thing from scratch while I made use of a lot of older content. There are also several graphic artists who provided images for the hats, furniture and items.
Thanks a lot to those that helped out, I really enjoyed developing and participating in it. I'm also glad that it was a big hit too, even though there is a minority whining about what they didn't get. Oh well, next year!