There was a time not that long ago when those of us who don't celebrate Christmas would go to the movies on Christmas Day and find only a handful of others doing the same. Not anymore.

Yesterday, the Hudson Valley Mall theaters were busy. And the film I saw, "Charlie Wilson's War," drew a near-capacity audience.

A change in local demographics? Maybe. But it's been reported that nationwide, Christmas Day has evolved into one of the year's biggest days at movie theater box offices.