{"id":959,"date":"2014-11-12T11:03:08","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T16:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/?p=959"},"modified":"2014-11-12T11:03:08","modified_gmt":"2014-11-12T16:03:08","slug":"the-spirit-of-christmas-tour-with-michael-w-smith-is-coming-soon-tour-is-presented-by-cracker-barrel-old-country-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/the-spirit-of-christmas-tour-with-michael-w-smith-is-coming-soon-tour-is-presented-by-cracker-barrel-old-country-store\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spirit of Christmas Tour with Michael W. Smith Is COMING SOON! Tour is Presented By Cracker Barrel Old Country Store!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three-time GRAMMY\u00ae winner\u00a0Michael W. Smith<\/b>\u00a0will bring holiday cheer to audiences across the country this holiday season as he launches\u00a0“The Spirit of Christmas Tour,\u201d<\/b>\u00a0set to hit several cities in the U.S. and Canada. Partnering with Michael W. Smith as the official tour sponsor is\u00a0Cracker Barrel Old Country Store\u00ae.<\/b><\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Michael W. Smith debuted his first classic hymns album, aptly named\u00a0Hymns<\/b>, exclusively at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store locations and online at\u00a0www.crackerbarrel.com<\/a>. The tremendous success of the album, which was recently won a Dove Award for Inspiration Album of the Year, led to Cracker Barrel Old Country Store signing on as the official tour sponsor.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m really happy to have Cracker Barrel as a tour sponsor,” remarked Smith. “Our local Cracker Barrel has become a very special place over the past several years. It\u2019s where I take my Dad once a week for breakfast. We\u2019ve shared some great memories there that I\u2019ll always cherish. It feels great to have Cracker Barrel as part of my tour.”<\/p>\n

\u201cWe enjoyed working with Michael and his team when we exclusively released his\u00a0Hymns<\/b>\u00a0album earlier this year, and were so happy for them when it was recently nominated for a Dove Award,\u201d said Cracker Barrel Marketing Manager Julie Craig. \u201cChristmas is a time when families come together, and often they gather to share a meal at Cracker Barrel. When we were approached about sponsoring his \u2018Spirit of Christmas Tour,\u2019 we knew it would be a great fit.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to “The Spirit of Christmas Tour,” Smith will co-headline three special events with long-time friend and fellow GRAMMY\u00ae winner Amy Grant. Teaming up in Dallas, Minneapolis and Atlanta, Smith and Grant will showcase their beloved Christmas set while performing alongside a full symphony orchestra. Full tour dates are listed below. For more information, visit:www.michaelwsmith.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Smith made national headlines last month as he announced the release of\u00a0Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit of Christmas<\/b>, featuring an all-star lineup of guests \u2013 Vince Gill, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Amy Grant, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Nettles, Bono and Michael McDonald. The album will be available in stores \u2013 including Cracker Barrel Old Country Store\u00ae – as well as online on September 30.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the most unique and unusual record I’ve ever done in my 31-year career,\u201d remarked Smith. The album was co-produced by Smith, CMA Music Awards and CMA Country Christmas producer Robert Deaton and renowned orchestral maestro David Hamilton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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November 30 \u2013<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nAnaheim, CA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 1 \u2013<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nModesto, CA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 3 \u2013<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nClarksville, TN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 4 \u2013<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nNashville, TN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 5 \u2013<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nBirmingham, AL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 6 \u2013<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nRichmond, VA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 11 \u2013<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nWichita, KS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 12 \u2013<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDallas, TX*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 13 \u2013<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nMinneapolis, MN*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 15 \u2013<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nAtlanta, GA*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 18 \u2013<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nSpokane, WA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 19 \u2013<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPortland, OR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 20 \u2013<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nSeattle, WA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 21 \u2013<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nAbbotsford, BC, Canada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Three-time GRAMMY\u00ae winner\u00a0Michael W. Smith\u00a0will bring holiday cheer to audiences across the country this holiday season as he launches\u00a0“The Spirit of Christmas Tour,\u201d\u00a0set to hit several cities in the U.S. and Canada. Partnering with Michael W. Smith as the official tour sponsor is\u00a0Cracker Barrel Old Country Store\u00ae. Earlier this year, Michael W. Smith debuted his first classic hymns album, aptly named\u00a0Hymns, exclusively at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store locations and online at\u00a0www.crackerbarrel.com. The tremendous success […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/959\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}