One of the biggest singers, songwriters and musicians on the contemporary Christian music scene, Michael W. Smith, comes to Benedum Center on Wednesday 14th December 2016 as part of his critically-acclaimed annual holiday tour! The multiple Grammy Award-winning artist will be joined by “The Voice” season nine's Jordan Smith, whose gospel covers of “Great is Thy Faithfulness” and Amy Grant’s breathtaking original Christmas song “Mary Did You Know?” shot him straight to the top spot on the iTunes Pop Songs chart, overtaking Adele's "Hello!"

American singer, songwriter and musician Michael W Smith has charted in both contemporary Christian and mainstream charts, beginning his career in 1983 with the release of his Grammy-nominated debut solo album The Michael W. Smith Project, which Smith produced himself and was put out on the Reunion Records label. To date, Smith has sold more than 18 million albums, scoring 32 No. 1 hits, and receiving 2x RIAA Multi-Platinum, 6 Platinum and 16 Gold certified albums, earning three GRAMMYs and 45 Dove Awards.