Here in Portland we are blessed when it comes to radio. We have a couple very nice Christian talk/music stations, a great jazz station, very good classical and my personal favorite KBVM — our very own lay-owned Catholic radio station.
Among the many fantastic things about KBVM is the Advent/Christmas season. While every other radio station is stuck playing the same 14 Christmas songs 24/7 KBVM is playing its regular selections with Advent music mixed in. Christmas Eve comes followed by Christmas day and 12 days of Christmas music both religious and secular to celebrate the season.
KBVM is a family friendly radio station. Twice a day there is “Kid’s songs” — Veggietales, fun sing-along songs and community children reciting scriptures or prayers. My children look forward to this especially during Advent where KBVM replaces their usual offerings with a classic radio show entitled “The Cinnamon Bear”.
I believe that the start date this year will be November 16th. You can listen to KBVM on their website. “The Cinnamon Bear” dates back to the 1930s and is really quaint. Two children go up into their attic to find their Christmas star and end up on a wild adventure hunting a Crazy-Quilt Dragon who has stolen their star with the help of Paddy O’Cinnamon. I will admit that I find it a wee bit grating, but the children laugh and get terribly excited by it and look forward to each installment… so who am I to argue.
For more information check out:
Wikipedia for some history on the program
Radio Lovers has all the shows for free download to listen
So this Advent season you might want to check it out. And take a couple minutes to check out the other offerings at the Christmas Alliance.
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