# Why We Celebrate Christmas

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Podcast: [The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-free-hillsdale-hour-1160693)
Published: 2025-12-12T05:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Guests: Kenneth Calvert & Chloe Carmichael Host Scot Bertram talks with Kenneth Calvert, professor of ancient history at Hillsdale College, about the historical origins of Christmas. And Chloe Carmichael, clinical psychologist and USA Today best-selling author, discusses how free speech makes people healthier and happier and her new book  Can I Say That? Why Free Speech Matters and How to Use It Fearlessly . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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