Tomorrow night you’ll have the ability to watch Michael W. Smith’s performance of "A New Hallelujah" streaming live from the HearItFirst website.

1. Brandon Heath: Give Me Your Eyes
2. Jeremy Camp: There Will Be A Day
3. tobyMac (Feat. Kirk Franklin & Mandisa): Lose My Soul
4. Big Daddy Weave: What Life Would Be Like
5. Chris Tomlin: Jesus Messiah
6. Downhere: Here I Am
7. Steven Curtis Chapman: Yours
8. Casting Crowns: Slow Fade
9. Michael W. Smith: A New Hallelujah
10. Tenth Avenue North: By Your Side

A little bit of moving around this week along with some new additions like Tenth Avenue North.

Here’s the top 10 songs this week, half their listing of the Top 20.

1. Brandon Heath – Give Me Your Eyes
2. tobyMac (Feat. Kirk Franklin & Mandisa) – Lose My Soul
3. Jeremy Camp – There Will Be A Day
4. Chris Tomlin – Jesus Messiah
5. Big Daddy Weave – What Life Would Be Like
6. Steven Curtis Chapman – Yours
7. Downhere – Here I Am
8. Casting Crowns – Slow Fade
9. 33 Miles – One Life to Love
10. Michael W. Smith – A New Hallelujah

I absolutely love the song "Give Me Your Eyes" by Brandon Heath, and tobyMac’s music always lifts my spirits and gets me moving.

First you need to cast your vote for 2008 Worship Leader Praise Awards, since the email came from Michael W Smith, I’m sure he’d appreciate your vote for Worship Project of the Year and Song of the Year.

If you’re in need of some more Christian music to add to your collection, you can stroll over to MusiChristian website for $5 album deals during their Christmas promotion.

If $5 still feels like too much, you can grab Shane & Shane’s version of Away in a Manager for free from Hear It First if you subscribe to their e-mail newsletter.

Relient K was on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last week. It’s always nice to see more and more Christian groups get some mainstream exposure on media outlets.

Is it just me or is the actor playing Jesus a little scary in this video? He looks like a wrestler or something.

Thanks for sharing the video into the past Los.

I had written about Jordin a long time ago and how she had actually toured with Michael W. Smith on his Christmastime tour for the past two years. Michael has also been covering Jordin’s progress on American Idol from his own blog.

I feel that Jordin has done a great job of maintaining her charm and innocence this season on the show. I remember reading an article about her stating that she felt one of her main purposes was to just be a good friend to the other contestants and show Christ’s love. I think she succeeded on that effort as well as winning the contest itself. I hope she maintains her great spirit and doesn’t let all this media circus and promotion that will happen change her.

I don’t think I expect her to focus her career in the contemporary Christian arena. I don’t think that’s a problem though, it would be nice to have more artists and musicians that are popular and get on TV for the right reasons and not because of their latest incident with law inforcement or addictions. Best of luck to you Jordin.

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The song was written from the inspiration of dropping off his daughter at college. I’ve got two kids of my own, but nowhere near close for them to be dropped off to college. They’re just now starting elementary school.

Powerful song though. Reminds me of when my dad broke down and cried when I got dropped off at school. I was the youngest of three boys and it was tough for him to be entering the empty nest time of his life.

Smith comments, “I’m thrilled to share this day with Emmylou, John, Wynonna, The Crickets and Frances.  I was surprised when I found out, and am humbled by the honor.”

Jim Caviezel, who portrayed Jesus in the 2005 film The Passion of the Christ, is a longtime friend of Smith’s and will serve as his presenter into the Music City Walk of Fame.

I guess it makes more sense when you think about the fact that this is only the 2nd year there have been inductees. Guess that makes it a pretty new honor and one well-deserved by Michael.

More big news from the Music City this week. We’re kicking of the week of festivities for the 38th Annual GMA Dove Awards. I’ll be posting full rundowns of the expected nominees and awards this week as well as the results after Wednesday night’s televised awards ceremony.

Source: Michael W. Smith Joins Music City Walk of Fame

Musical performances are woven throughout the program with never-before-seen Christmas music videos from Paul Baloche and Erin O’Donnell, and songs from multi-Grammy Award winning artists Michael W. Smith and Randy Travis. Also included in the program are stirring and sobering testimonies from two different parents who, for very different reasons, are facing Christmas without their sons. Both discuss how they have peace despite the pain of their tragedies.

You can find specific broadcast details on Billy Graham’s website.