Christmas Past
Christmas Past
Brian Earl
Backstory: The Cinnamon Bear
12 minutes Posted Dec 7, 2021 at 8:00 am.
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In 1937, radio audiences were introduced to The Cinnamon Bear, a magical twenty-six-part Christmas miniseries. Twins Judy and Jimmy search through the enchanted world of Maybeland for their lost Christmas ornament with the help of a talking bear. 

The series delighted audiences for many seasons before falling out of the mainstream. But a new audience is discovering the program in the Internet age. 

Thank you to Jack French from the Metropolitan Washington Old Time Radio Club for appearing on this episode. 

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