Police in Schaumburg, Illinois allege that a local 20 year old man stole the Christmas presents from under his family's tree.  Investigators believe the crime took place Christmas Morning.

David Olson Jr. was formally charged on Friday with residential burglary as a result of his Grinch-like criminal endeavor the day before. He was arrested Christmas Day when his father, David Olson Sr., returned home to find the presents missing from under the tree, along with two Brett Favre rookie cards, a laptop computer, an X-Box 360, 270 pesos and a roll of $2 bills worth about $300, police said.

People aren't the only things packed with Christmas cheer around this time of year, packs of cards also contain their own bit of Christmas.  Can you believe that Santa Claus has his own card?  There isn't just one, but tons that dawn St. Nick's image.  Santa's first card appeared back in 1989 and was a promo from the now deceased card manufacturer Pro Set.  The '89 Pro Set card of good old St. Nick still sells for around $10.00, which is a lot considering the time they were printed.  A lot of collectors got a kick out of it and other card companies started printed cards of Santa Claus.  Pro Line introduced collectors to Santa's first certified autograph back in 1991.  One version of the Pro Line autograph is limited to only 200 copies.  Last year, Topps made a Santa Claus Holiday Gift Set that contained 18 cards, which included an autograph and Santa's first relic card containing an actual piece of suit.  The rest of the cards in the set show Santa in many classic Topps card designs, including Santa posed in the famous 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 position.   Probably my favorite Santa Claus card would be from 2002 Playoff Contenders.  I really like the design of the set, plus Santa has signed it in red ink which seems appropriate for the holiday season.