WTND will air the children's program The Cinnamon Bear on Tuesday, December 23 at 4pm.The Cinnamon Bear is an old-time radio program produced by Transco (Transcription Company of America), based in Hollywood, California The series comprised 26 episodes, and was specifically designed to be listened to six days a week between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The Cinnamon Bear is a beloved Christmas radio series, starting in 1937, about twins Judy and Jimmy Barton who lose their Christmas tree's Silver Star, leading them on a magical journey with the talking, Irish-accented Cinnamon Bear to the fantastical Maybeland to find it. Guided by Paddy O'Cinnamon (the Bear), they encounter whimsical characters like the Crazy Quilt Dragon and Santa Claus, visiting lands like the Root Beer Ocean to recover the star before Christmas Day.
