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Location(s) | North America touring (1995–present) |
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Years active | 1995–present |
Founded by | Newsong |
Date(s) | January, February, March |
Genre | Christian rock, Christian rap, contemporary Christian music |
Website | www.jamtour.com |
Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, also referred to as simply Winter Jam (and formerly known as January Jam from 1995–2000), is an annual American music tour featuring Christian rock, Christian rap, and contemporary Christian music bands, stunt and/or comedy performances, and a speaker. It is the United States' largest annual Christian Music Tour.[1] It has also provided a platform for non-profit groups such as Holt International, an organization that provides sponsorship and adoption for orphans. Winter Jam has featured a diverse range of big name bands such as tobyMac, Newsboys, Third Day, MercyMe, Skillet, and Audio Adrenaline, and has helped expose and popularize artists such as Hawk Nelson, Krystal Meyers, and Stephanie Smith.
Conceived and created in 1995 as "January Jam" by CCM group Newsong and produced and promoted by the promotions company, Premier Productions, Winter Jam has run annually since 1995. From its inception in 1995 through the most recent 2011 tour, the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular has toured all over the United States of America. Tickets are not required for the tour, as a US$10 general admission is collected at the door of each arena.[2]
As of April 2011, they reported more than 1/2 million in total attendance, and 90,000 "decisions for Christ" for the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular 2011, first quarter. The tour outpaced attendance for all other tours in the first quarter of 2011, including Bon Jovi, U2, X Factor Live, Lady Gaga, Brad Paisley and Justin Bieber, according to Pollstar's 2011 Worldwide First Quarter Ticket Sales "Top 100 Tour" chart.[3] In 2009, the tour started using text messaging and e-mail as a way to communicate and keep track of the number of people who have made these decisions. The record attendance for a single show was 21,000, which was set at the Greensboro, NC show on February 5, 2011.
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In October 2009 Winter Jam announced the 2010 Concert Lineup. The artists are Third Day, Newsboys, Fireflight, Tenth Avenue North, Newsong, Sidewalk Prophets, Robert Pierre, Revive, & Speaker Tony Nolan. The tour experienced great success, having the second highest attendance of a tour in the first quarter of 2010 (next to AC/DC).
Winter Jam 2011 features Chris Sligh, Chris August, Sidewalk Prophets, Speaker Tony Nolan, KJ-52, NewSong, Francesca Battistelli, RED, Kutless, David Crowder Band, and Newsboys as the headliner.
On June 21, 2011, Winter Jam announced on Facebook and Twitter that the tour would head to the west coast for the first time ever. The tour kicks off November 3 and ends on November 20. This year's artists are Newsboys, KJ-52, Red, Kutless, Newsong, Fireflight, Matthew West, and guest speaker Tony Nolan. The tour will hit Tacoma, Bakersfield, Fresno, Ontario, CA, Sacramento, Denver, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Portland, Boise, and Las Vegas.
Winter Jam 2012 features Skillet, Building 429, Kari Jobe, Sanctus Real, We as Human, Peter Furler, Group 1 Crew, Dara Maclean, For King and Country, Speaker: Nick Hall, and Illusionist: Brock Gill. The tour kicked off in Charleston West Virginia on January 6.
Winter Jam 2009 Tour Spectacular was a concert tour in the Winter Jam concert series, headlined by Grammy Award winning artist tobyMac and hosted by NewSong. Other artists on the tour included Brandon Heath, Hawk Nelson, Francesca Battistelli, pureNRG, and Stephanie Smith. Playing select dates were Family Force 5, The Afters, and BarlowGirl. Tony Nolan was the speaker for the event. The tour kicked off in Roanoke, Virginia on January 8, 2009 and ended on March 15, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. The event was sponsored by Holt International, an international adoption agency.
An all-time single show attendance record for the Winter Jam concert series was set in Greensboro, NC on February 21, 2009 with over 20,000 in attendance.
Daniela Galli [daˈnjɛːla ˈɡalli] also known as Dhany (born 23 October 1972) is an Italian singer, vocalist, songwriter. She is most known for her work with Benassi Bros. music project.
(INTRO:)
(Hey-yeah, winter jam)
(Hey-yeah)
(Hey-yeah, as much as we can)
(Hey-yeah, winter jam)
(VERSE 1:)
Moonlight
we spend our time together feeling so right
let's make it last forever
and I'll hold you tight
it's such a wonderful life
(wonderful life)
Moonlight
the streets are covered in a snowy white
I see the joy it brings when I look in your eyes
you're such a beautiful sight, Ooh.
(What a beautiful sight)
I can't get you out of my mind
I can't lie
All I need is you in this special time
and I'm glad to say that you are mine
'cause I can't take it
(CHORUS:)
This ain't nothing but a winter jam
Good times with family and friends woah!
This ain't nothing but a winter jam
We're gonna celebrate as much as we can
(much as we can)
(much as we can)
This ain't nothing but a winter jam
We're gonna celebrate as much as we can
Hey-yeah, whoa-oh
Hey-yeah, winterjam, alright
Hey-yeah, whoa-oh
Hey!
(VERSE 2:)
Tonight cruisin' down the boulevard starlight
people singing every day and every night
as far as the eye can see
ohhhh.
I can't get you out of my mind
I can't lie
All I need is you here in this special time
and I'm glad to say that you are mine
on a winter moment
(CHORUS:)
This ain't nothing but a winter jam
Good times with family and friends woah!
This ain't nothing but a winter jam
We're gonna celebrate as much as we can
(much as we can)
(much as we can)
This ain't nothing but a winter jam
We're gonna celebrate as much as we can
Hey-yeah, hey-yeah,
Hey-yeah, hey-yeah,
Hey-yeah, hey-yeah,
Hey-yeah, hey-yeah,
Hey-yeah, hey-yeah,
Hey-yeah, hey-yeah,