Holiday spirits were bright around Boston despite the cold and windy weather. Click through the gallery of local holiday scenes from around the city.

The Miller family waited in line to watch the Holiday Pops show at Symphony Hall.

Gia, 4, and her dad Jerry of Dedham waited in line to watch the Boston Pops perform at Symphony Hall. Jerry said Gia is hoping to get toys for Christmas.

Jillian, 3, and her mom Julia Frost-Davies of Mansfield waited to see Jillian’s first Boston Pops show.

The Merrill family waited in line at Symphony Hall to watch the Boston Pops. From left: Deirdre Merrill held 2-year-old Delaney while Alex showed his holiday spirit by sporting a Santa hat.

The cold, windy day did little to hamper people from skating on the Boston Common Frog Pond.

The Boston Common Christmas Tree.

Gary Vonoehsen, along with his daughter Sidney, 12, and his son Thomas, 10, toured the Boston Common and posed for a photo in front of the State House. They traveled to Boston from New Jersey to visit family for the holidays.

Jason and Kate Rodrigues were visiting Boston from South Africa and enjoyed some holiday shopping.

From left to right: Ted and Sandy of Nantucket with Heather Taylor of Charlestown. Heather was taking her 6-year-old-nephew Ben to his first performance of “The Nutcracker” at the Boston Opera House.

From left to right: Carmen, 12, Audrey, 12, and Natalie, 12, all from Newton waited in line to see “The Nutcracker” at the Boston Opera House.

For the Buckley family of the South Shore, watching “The Nutcracker” is an annual holiday tradition.

Amy Jones and her daughter daughter Jocelyn, 8, of Brookline said they go see “The Nutcracker” at the Boston Opera House every year.

Sarah Ball of Lunenberg was taking her daughter Charlotte, 4, to see “The Nutcracker” for the first time.

Kathleen Corrigan of Marblehead took her daughters, 6-year-old Colleen (left) and 11-year-old Meghan (right) to see “The Nutcracker.” It was their third time seeing the show.

Katie of West Newbury and her daughters Abby, 4, and Caitlin, 9, waited in line to see “The Nutcracker.”

Shauna Nasuti of Sandwich took her niece Emily Nasuti, 9, to her first production of “The Nutcracker.”

Katie Bercurcy and her son Desmond, 3, of Framingham enjoyed some holiday shopping in Downtown Crossing. The trip into Boston was Desmond’s first time taking the commuter rail.

In the Financial District, the Downtown Boston Brass played Christmas carols to raise holiday spirits.

Eric Waite and daughter Emerson, 8, of Westborough got a chance to enjoy plenty of holiday activities in Boston including shopping and skating. Emerson, who showed off her holiday spirit with a reindeer antler hat, said she hoped to get an iPod Touch for Christmas.

Casey and Victoria took their kids Laurel, 4, and Oliver, 2, to Faneuil Hall Marketplace to surprise them with a horse and carriage ride.

From left to right: Emily, 9, and her cousins Allie, 12, and Sophia, 10, all from Walpole.

From left to right: Flaviano Junior and Neuza Maoalhaes of Brazil and Jaqueline Mazi of Argentina said they loved visiting Boston for the shopping.

From left to right: Jen, Audrey, Alexandra, and Kyle Dionne of Providence, R.I. For Christmas, Audrey, 10, hopes to get the Monopoly Billionaire game while Alexandra hopes to get an American Girl Doll.

From left to right: Friends Brielle Weiner, 15, Maddie Underhill, 15, Lamia Farah, and Lauren, 15, all from Wellesley decided to celebrate the holidays with an outing to Build-A-Bear Workshop at Faneuil Hall.