Portland Singing Christmas Tree celebrates its 50th Anniversary with this first ever event, featuring Michael W. Smith, as he joins the Portland Singing Christmas Tree Choir for two performances only.

Michael W. Smith is an American contemporary Christian musician, who is best known for his Billboard Hot 100 top ten hit song, "Place in this World". His biggest success in mainstream music was in 1991 when "Place in this World" hit No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Smith is a three-time Grammy Award winner, and has earned 40 Dove Awards. Over the course of his career, he sold more than 13 million albums and recorded 29 No. 1 Hit songs, fourteen gold albums, and five platinum albums. Smith is an American Music Award recipient; he was also named one of People magazine's "Most Beautiful People".

For more information about Portland's Singing Christmas Tree and their 50th Anniversary Gala event, please visit singingchristmastree.org.