(all credit for the original idea [and a significant portion of this text] goes to @quiet-beatle!)
ho ho ho, classic rock fans! Christmas is coming and so is The Secret Rocker Santa project! if you are looking for an opportunity to make new friends who love classic rock, or just want to make someone happy, this is your chance!
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What is Secret Rocker Santa?
Secret Rocker Santa is a tumblr-wide “match-maker” in which you will anonymously send asks to (and hopefully befriend!) a tumblr user who is assigned to you. you will also be assigned to someone else, who will send anonymous asks to you. the event will run from december 1st through december 25th. while this might seem complicated, it’s actually quite simple, and you will only need to answer a minimum of two questions to sign up.
How it works:
you must read these instructions!
the deadline to sign up is november 28th. there are two ways that you can sign up: the first option is to sign up via google forms. the second option is to send me a submission (or an ask) with your completed questionnaire (found here). while the first two questions are required, you can otherwise provide as much or as little information as you want.
please reblog this post! (this isn’t a strict requirement, but it is greatly appreciated and is very important to ensuring that enough people with a wide variety of taste in music will participate!)
your ask box must be open to anyone! this means that anon asks will have to be enabled. if you want, you can wait until the first day of the project (december 1st) to change this setting, but please make sure you remember!
your blog doesn’t have to be classic rock-related, you just need to be a fan. (we will also be using a very broad definition of “classic rock,” so nearly any music from 1950s-1990s counts.)
(those are the main things you need to know, but more details + some helpful tips are below the cut!!)
shortly after signing up you will be assigned a number — you probably won't need it for anything, but it's a backup way for me to keep track of who is who in case we run into any problems :)
during the last days of november, i will be assigning people to their Secret Rocker Santas. you will receive a message from me telling you who you have been assigned to, either in the form of an ask or direct message.
you will start messaging the person assigned to you ANONYMOUSLY on the 1st of december and continue until Christmas (december 25th), which is when you will reveal your identity and (hopefully) have made a new friend!
you can send your partner whatever you want (as long as you do not reveal your identity). your job is to make your partner feel happier! (some ideas: send lyrics, pictures, or facts; play games, chat, and of course do things that are not only associated with classic rock).
be careful - make sure you are messaging your assigned partner anonymously.
please tag messages that you receive from your secret santa and any other related posts as #SRS25, so your santa will be able to find your answers more easily.
EXTRA REMINDERS:
some people might get more than one santa or will be assigned to more than one person, depending on how many people participate and how many suitable matches i have for certain people. if you are certain you will not be able to be a secret santa for two people, please mention this when you submit your form (you can also let me know if you would prefer to be a santa for two or more people! anyone who volunteers for this will get first pick if the need arises)
if you’re not committed to sending asks to your partner and/or responding to your santa at least a few (2-3) times a week, please do not sign up! last year we unfortunately had several people who signed up and then did not participate at all, and it can be frustrating and difficult for me to have to go and find new matches for people after the event has already started -- not to mention that it's unfair and disappointing to the person whose match went MIA. i know sometimes things just come up, but if you already know or strongly suspect that you won't be able to participate, please either refrain from signing up entirely, or save the form for later when you might have a better idea of how much time you'll have in december.
while the primary focus of this project is classic rock, any additional interests you list may be used as a secondary way of helping to find a good match for you. with that in mind, don’t hesitate to list any interests and hobbies you might have, whether they relate to classic rock or not! this will especially come in handy if there are many applicants who like a particular band, or if i am having trouble finding a match for you based on your favorite bands.
if your santa has not contacted you in over a week, message me and i will gently remind them or find you another one.
in general, be nice! anyone who is rude to the another participant will be removed from the project.
make sure to answer all of your santa’s messages! you don’t have to answer right away, but don’t ignore them.
please let me know if you experience any problems at all (for example, if i have made a mistake, or you are having problems with either your own santa or the person you are assigned to)
if you are not already following your partner’s blog, you probably shouldn’t do it right away, because they might guess that you are their santa.
it’s useful to have an easy-to-find “about me” page or pinned post so that your santa will have a better chance of finding something to talk to you about!
please try to keep a note of who you’ve been assigned to, as well as your assigned number!
IF YOU CHANGE YOUR URL AT ANY TIME DURING THE PROJECT PLEASE LET ME KNOW. if you don’t let me know about your new URL (or otherwise make it clear that you have moved), i will not be able to assign matches for you.
please be patient! i will assign matches and answer questions as quickly as possible, but please keep in mind that i have other responsibilities too!
you don’t need to be following me, but i will be sharing updates here, so it would be a good idea to at least keep an eye on that page/tag.
please don’t hesitate to participate! this is supposed to be a fun, lighthearted, seasonal activity, and if you do encounter any issues, i will help you :)
ALL RELEVANT LINKS:
google forms sign-up
copy the questionnaire here (to sign up if you don't wish to use google forms)
paste questionnaire, fill out, and submit here
FAQ page
all future updates will be posted in this tag!
lastly, if you have any questions or want to ask for advice, do not hesitate to message me or send an ask!
secret rocker santa participants needed!! (11/7/25)
okay!!! obviously it is still pretty early but i have done a preliminary review of The Spreadsheet™, and currently we are most in need of fans of following musicians and bands (or even just people with a passing interest in them):
⁃ the doors
⁃ guns n roses
⁃ the monkees
⁃ supertramp
⁃ joni mitchell
⁃ the traveling wilburys (and related)
everyone is welcome (the only requirement is that you’re a fan of some kind of music from roughly the 50s-90s) and there’s plenty of time left!! these are just the ones that so far seem like they’ll be the hardest to match, which means more fans signing up would be very helpful :^) if you or your followers fit this criteria, please consider reblogging this post!
remember, sign-ups are open through november 28th and anonymous messaging begins december 1st :-)
➜ more information about secret rocker santa
➜ F.A.Q. page
➜ sign up here! (or here if you’d prefer to stay on tumblr)
secret rocker santa participants needed!! (11/25/25)
just the results of a little last-minute review of things! <3 this will be the last list like this for the year. there are about three days left to sign up!
currently we are most in need of fans of following musicians and bands (or even just people with a passing interest in them):
⁃ def leppard
⁃ rites of spring
⁃ steely dan
⁃ king crimson
⁃ metallica
and lastly, i am still seeking anyone who has any degree of interest in both one direction and any older (90s or before) music at all. if you fit that description, your participation would be greatly appreciated :o)
everyone is welcome (the only requirement is that you’re a fan of some kind of music from roughly the 50s-90s); these are just the ones that so far seem like they’ll be the hardest to match, which means more fans signing up would be very helpful :^) if you or your followers fit this criteria, please consider reblogging this post!
sign-ups are open through november 28th and anonymous messaging begins december 1st :-)
➜ more information about secret rocker santa
➜ F.A.Q. page
➜ sign up here! (or here if you’d prefer to stay on tumblr)
okay as one very very casual little last-minute request re: the secret santa situation. if there is anyone who likes bruce springsteen and/or depeche mode and would like to sign up!!!!! ur participation would be greatly appreciated (info here if u are hearing about this for the first time)
secret rocker santa participants needed!! (11/11/25)
HI i know it hasn't been that long since the last post but things are moving along really quickly this year so!!! i did another review of the spreadsheet. <3 currently we are most in need of fans of following musicians and bands (or even just people with a passing interest in them):
⁃ neil young
⁃ rush
⁃ ozzy osbourne/black sabbath
⁃ bon jovi
⁃ warren zevon
⁃ the traveling wilburys (and related) - we actually have a lot already but could still use more for Reasons
⁃ and a bit of a wildcard but if there are any fans of black veil brides who perhaps also enjoy some older music as well (can be anything!), that would be really helpful!
everyone is welcome (the only requirement is that you’re a fan of some kind of music from roughly the 50s-90s) and there’s plenty of time left!! these are just the ones that so far seem like they’ll be the hardest to match, which means more fans signing up would be very helpful :^) if you or your followers fit this criteria, please consider reblogging this post!
remember, sign-ups are open through november 28th and anonymous messaging begins december 1st :-)
➜ more information about secret rocker santa
➜ F.A.Q. page
➜ sign up here! (or here if you’d prefer to stay on tumblr)
- today and tomorrow (november 29th and 30th) you will be receiving information about who you'll be santa for.
- please, if possible, send me an ask (off anon) so that i can privately respond to it with your information! i am trying to send as few repetitive DMs as possible in order to avoid getting flagged for spam and running into issues with tumblr. you can still DM me about other things; i just want to avoid sending too many nearly-identical messages.
extra info:
- there is a small number of people who are signing up late, so there's still a chance that a few people will be asked to be santa for multiple people. if there is anyone who would like to either volunteer for this or let me know in advance that they definitely can't, it would be greatly appreciated :-) even if i don't end up assigning you to one of these new people, it still might come up later that someone will need an extra santa (this seems to happen at least a few times every year), so i will keep you in mind for later just in case!
more updates will come later!! i am going to be gradually doing this throughout the next ~48 hours, so i'll periodically update with what number we're up to (so you can know if you should've already received anything or not), as well as some other info and reminders :-) everything has gone pretty smoothly so far this year (thank you all for being so nice/helpful/cooperative!!!) so HOPEFULLY we won't be running into any issues <3
anyone who enjoys any type of music from the 1950s to 1990s and who is interested in sending and receiving fun anonymous messages at least a few times a week from december 1st-25th is welcome to participate!
➜ more information
➜ sign up here! (or here if you’d prefer to stay on tumblr)
➜ F.A.Q. page
➜ see the most recent updates here!!
please consider reblogging if your followers are music enjoyers! <3 🎄❄️
only five more days to sign up for secret rocker santa!
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do you enjoy any music from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, or 90s? want to make new friends who share your taste in music while participating in a fun, easy, seasonal activity?
➜ sign up here!
if you would prefer to sign up without leaving tumblr, copy the form here and paste, fill out, and submit here.
