It’s the gift that keeps on Thanksgiving.

Thousands braved blustery winds and packed Big Apple streets to celebrate the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

The balloons were noticeably held lower than usual to stave off strong gusts, but the holiday cheer was still in order for the exhilarated revelers — who raved when the iconic Tom the Turkey float kicked off the parade.

“Turkey, over here! Come on, over here!” Crowds of children screamed as the confetti cannons blasted off.

Second-grader Laura Condi arrived with her mother promptly at 6 a.m. to claim their stops along the parade route.

“I help mommy to help to make the hot chocolate — lots of jugs of water and hot chocolate pockets,” the 7-year-old told The Post, adding that she had a hard time falling asleep the night before —

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