These 13 photos of a snowy evening in New York City are scenes that belong in a perfectly cheesy holiday movie

• Winter storm Gail dropped 10 inches of powdery snow on New York City Wednesday.
• The powder turned the city into a winter wonderland and brought residents into the streets to enjoy it.
• These photos show how New Yorkers took advantage of the romantic evening.

Winter storm Gail blanketed Manhattan with 10 inches of powdery snow on Wednesday night, turning the city into a glistening winter wonderland.

The snowfall, which dropped just in time for the holiday season, brought residents into the streets to play.

It was a welcome joy during a pandemic that has changed how many will be celebrating the season.

Here are 13 photos of New York City's first snow if the season that are like scenes out of a cheesy holiday movie.

You're never too old to catch snowflakes on your tongue

A woman stands under the snow in Times Square on Wednesday night.      TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images

We could all use some childlike fun these days

Abigail Wells, a student in New York City, throws a snowball during a snow storm in Times Square      Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images

There were some signs that it's still a pandemic out there

Snow fell gently as this man hailed a cab on 5th Avenue.      Noam Galai/Getty Images

But people didn't let that stop them from playing in the streets

Kids used it to have an Insta-worthy snowball fight.      Noam Galai/Getty Images

It was chilly, but certainly not cold enough to keep Naked Cowboy inside

John Burck aka The Naked Cowboy plays his guitar during a snow storm in Times Square.      Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images

And obviously Fearless Girl can tough it out

Snow coated the Fearless Girl statue on Wall Street      Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Most people opted to bundle up, though

Temperatures dropped to the mid-20s on Wednesday night.      Noam Galai/Getty Images

By Thursday morning, 10 inches of snow blanketed Central Park

This man's glasses are coated in a droplets of melted snow      Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Look at that holiday glam

Snow was the final touch for this year's Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree      Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images

Gail arrived just in time for the final nights of Hanukkah

A menorah is displayed in a window on the seventh night of Hanukkah.      Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images

City snow can be wet, sloppy and miserable, but let's just romanticize it for a little bit longer

A couple holds hands near Rockefeller Center.      Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

This would be the last scene in the movie, when the city slicker and her true love finally overcome their insignificant differences

A couple kisses during a snow storm in Times Square      Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images

Now it's time to shovel out

People clear the walkway outside of the Apollo Theater in Harlem.      REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado