530 - The War on Christmas

Every year you will hear stories about how "they" want to cancel Christmas - so how much truth is there to it? Are ‘they’ really trying to cancel Christmas?? We go through a few examples over the years and try to get to the bottom of it, including the infamous Winterval Festival in Birmingham!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 00:04:31 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

This was recorded live at the Oasis Comedy Club in Perth in 22/11/2025!

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Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

The Winterval Myth by Kevin Arscot

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/nov/08/winterval-modern-myth-christmas

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2011/11/christmas-mail-winterval

https://7news.com.au/news/south-australias-education-department-throws-out-parents-claim-adelaide-school-had-cancelled-christmas-c-19996510

https://6abc.com/archive/7820429/

www.vox.com/2015/11/10/9707034/starbucks-red-cup-controversy

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/dec/23/winterval-man-who-created-christmas-is-cancelled-myth

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