While you’re celebrating the Christmas holiday, some of your neighbors will be on the job. The World today takes a peek into the lives of Santa’s other helpers.

Christmas means a lot of running around for Nathaniel Lintner. He serves popcorn, makes sure everyone finds the right seat and takes out the trash.

But as an assistant manager at Pony Village Cinema, Lintner gets to spend the holidays with movie patrons, not the in-laws.

“People know nothing’s open on Christmas Day,” he said. “So watching a movie is what they end up doing.”

Movie studios time film releases with this in mind, and this year is no exception. Pony Village will have five movies debuting Thursday, including “The Spirit,” “Marley & Me,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Valkyrie” and “Bedtime Stories.”

A veteran of several Christmases at the theater, Lintner said the matinees are usually well attended, but business tails off somewhat at night.

“The day passes real fast on Christmas,” he said. “I’m sure it will be busy this year, too.”

Family movies are usually the most popular, Lintner said, though he didn’t know what new release would have people lining up Thursday.

“It’s a toss-up,” he said.

Lintner’s family is used to working on Christmas and the night before, so they usually celebrate the holiday beforehand or afterward. Although it would be nice if he could have the day off, Lintner’s not complaining.

“It’s not bad,” he said.