Snowman stealers, drunk Santa and 4 more appalling Christmas stories

Tiny tots' eyes were no doubt all aglow this week when a fight broke out at a ReginaChristmas concert.

• Regina Christmas concertfight ends with assault charge

Police have laid an assault charge in connection with the dispute between two women at Arcola Community School on Tuesday.

That incident was not the only one putting a sour note on this festive season. In one Regina neighbourhood, thieves are suspected of taking aninflatable snowmanfrom the front yard of Gord Dayman and his family's home.

But it's not the only time appalling stories from the festive seasonhave been the talk of Saskatchewan.

Here are some of the others (there's a happy ending, we promise!):

1.Drunk Santa

In 2011, a 73-year-old mall Santawas escorted off the premises at the Cornwall Centrefor being intoxicated. CBC News was told he was about to start his shift, but was in no shape to meet the kids.

• Drunk Santa arrested in Regina mall

2. Christmas injail

On Christmas Eve in Saskatoon, a man got drunk, smashed a police car and ended up (along with five others)spending Dec. 25 behind bars.

He told the judge he didn't know Listerine contained alcohol.

• 6 learn they'll spend Christmas in jail

3. Nativity scene smashers

In 2008, somebody smashed the nativity scene display at Regina Christian School. They alsoknocked over all of the figurines and stole Baby Jesus.

• 'Tis the season to steal Baby Jesus

4. Christmas giftnabbers

Last year, thieves broke into a Regina family's home and stole all their Christmas presents. To top things off, they took a little girl's piggy bank, too.

Fortunately, the story had a happy ending. Members of the Regina Police Service passed the hat and raised $415.

• Regina police save family's Christmas after gifts stolen

They also gave the family 4 kilograms of chocolate and a snow globe.