Many of the tales in the Stories from the Golden Age collection take place in New York City, including The Tramp, our latest featured title.

New York is a city that has inspired countless TV shows, books, songs and movies, and it has always had its own way of celebrating Christmas as well. As home to old-time radio theater shows that aired in the 1930s and ’40s—a form of entertainment where a few hundred fans could watch a live broadcast of a show at a place like Radio City Music Hall, while millions of Americans listened at home—New York relished holiday entertainment in the grand style. (It was this style of storytelling that inspired the production values used in the Stories from the Golden Age audiobooks.)

New York City’s Radio City Music Hall is also the birthplace of the Christmas Spectacular. Every year, more than a million visitors attend, and the show has been a success since its debut in 1933. The show includes favorites like “The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers” and “The Living Nativity” featuring the world-famous dancing troupe, the Rockettes. Each member of the troupe had to be between 5’6” and 5’10 ½” tall, and their most famous dance routine was of course high kicks in unison all across the stage.

In the Golden Age, no trip to New York would be complete without a show at Radio City and a stroll around Rockefeller Center to see the massive tree in all its grandeur and to watch the figure skaters twirl on the ice.

PHOTO CAPTION: The Rockettes, by Skvidal

GOLDEN AGE HISTORY INSPIRED BY: The Tramp, by L. Ron Hubbard