People get into the holiday spirit as Philadelphia turns into a Winter Wonderland at Christmas Village

Philadelphia was transformed into a Winterland Wonderland.

When the snow fell on Friday evening, the city looked extra magical. It was the perfect surprise for many who enjoyed the Christmas festivities.

CBS News Philadelphia found a family on a Christmas cart enjoying each other’s company.

“It takes us from place to place and we just enjoy the time together,” said Adalie Clothier of Vorhees. “We’ve all said it feels like a Christmas miracle because we all just love the snow, so it’s so wonderful to have it snow,” she said.

Others who enjoyed the Christmas Village at LOVE Park say the snow also made their trip extra special.

“This snow makes it so Christmasy,” says Richard Woodville of Devon, Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia International Airports expects more than 1.3 million travelers this holiday season

PHL expects that more than 1.3 million people will enter and exit the airport between Friday and January 4.

Amid the cold, wet, rainy and sometimes snowy weather, travelers left Friday evening and arrived at PHL ahead of next week’s holiday.

Jack Benson flew from Los Angeles to his family in Doylestown… conversely, Alfredo and Veronica returned from a cruise and an overnight stay in Miami to this nasty weather.

Most travelers were experiencing relatively smooth sailing, so to speak, until we encountered a couple trying to reach San Francisco.

“The weather slowed us down. Our gate changed about 14 times in the space of 15 minutes,” Audrey McHale said. “We missed both possible flights we could have taken to get to California.