Three-time GRAMMY® winner Michael W. Smith partnered with Rolling Stone
Country today to announce the September 30 release of Michael W. Smith
& Friends: The Spirit of Christmas, featuring an all-star lineup of
guests – Vince Gill, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Martina McBride,
Amy Grant, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Nettles, Bono and Michael
McDonald.
An acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician who has sold more than 15
million albums,Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit of Christmas
is Smith’s fourth Christmas project, following the successful releases
of Michael W. Smith Christmas (1989), Christmastime (1998) and It’s A
Wonderful Christmas (2007).
“This is the most unique and unusual record I’ve ever done in my 31-year
career. The entire record was sequenced together before we recorded one
song,” recalls Smith. “Sonically you’re hearing me in a way that you’ve
probably never heard me before. At one point it’s like Smitty meets
Bublé. There’s my granddaughter’s voice singing the song from ‘Home
Alone,’ plus the whole orchestral and symphonic feeling of Christmas,
mixed together with all these amazing voices and guests – yet it all
fits together in a remarkable way.”
