Jordan Smith, the Lee University alum who won Season 9 of NBC’s “The Voice,” announced Friday he has joined singers Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith for a 19-city Christmas tour that launches Nov. 11 in Los Angeles. He also is releasing his first Christmas album to coincide with the tour.
“One of my favorite things about Christmas is the music that accompanies the season,” says Smith. “I’m so excited to join Michael and Amy, two legendary performers and personal favorites, to celebrate the holidays and support such a deserving cause.”
Fans who can’t wait until then to hear Smith can catch him in concert Saturday night (JUNE 18) in the Tivoli Theatre at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30, plus fees. Sunday night he will conclude his tour at the Bijou Theatre in Knoxville.
Grammy Award-winning singers Grant and Michael W. Smith have partnered for several holiday tours. This year’s tour will promote Operation Christmas Child, a nonprofit that has distributed more than 135 million shoeboxes filled with Christmas gifts to needy children in 150 countries.
The Christmas tour will be backed by a full symphony at each performance. The closest to Chattanooga the tour will stop is in Atlanta’s The Arena at Gwinnett Center on Dec. 16. Ticket sale dates will be announced in coming weeks.