And here's the cinnamon bell.

Christmas is a season of warmth and wonder.

Magical characters, magical worlds,

a cozy glow of enchantment and anticipation,

of imagination brought to life for young and old alike. And of all

the ways we've devised to connect with that imagination, whether it's movies, animated specials,

illustrated storybooks, nothing engages the senses in quite the same way as a good old-fashioned

audio drama. If you're a fan of podcasts, as I assume you are, then you're a fan of the audio

medium. But if you're like most people nowadays, you're not an avid listener of radio dramas. And that

makes sense. They don't make many anymore, and they certainly don't make them like they used to.

But in the days before television came along, radio was of course the dominant broadcast medium,

with entertainment options for all tastes, age was, of course, the dominant broadcast medium, with entertainment

options for all tastes, age groups, and genres. Whether it's drama, horror, suspense, mystery,

westerns, sitcoms, children's stories, and, yes, Christmas specials. It was truly a golden

age of radio. And what that means is that some of the best Christmas entertainment available to you

is stuff you've never heard before, just waiting to be discovered.

Like this one miniseries from 1937, in which twin siblings Jimmy and Judy embark on a quest

through the magical Maybe Land to find their lost Christmas star ornament with the help of a talking

teddy bear named the Cinnamon Bear.

I'm the cinnamon pair with a shoe but nice, and I'm looking for someone to take by surprise.

It's a story that captivated audiences annually before becoming largely lost to the mainstream,

relegated to archives and special collections

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