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this christmas eve congresses checking its lengthy to do list key decisions on the border, aid to ukraine in israel, trying to avoid a looming government shutdown. >> there are a number of significant issues our colleagues are still working to resolve. >> and finding the middle ground is exceptionally hard. shannon: the border bursting at the seams. a deal to toughen policy, elusive. an emergency funding for israel and ukraine caught in the crosshairs. while the supreme court is thrust into the center of the 2024 election. >> mr. president your response to the colorado? >> will discuss about senator bill hag hagerty republican memr of the senate foreign relations committee. ♪ ♪ ♪. shannon: stories to help us all keep the faith this holiday

season. zach williams come to jesus moment that led him to his true calling. >> it was an emptiness i was searching for, that filled for that time but it did not last progressive olympic skating legend scott hamilton on the flipside of early success. >> i felt this kind of odd -- like what do i do now? ♪ ♪ ♪ tobymac on channeling heartbreak to meet others in their moment of need. >> i would not want to be the guy who wrote that song but i'm that guy progress one on one with cece winans the best-selling female gospel artist of all time. >> want to offer hope. because no matter what you are, no matter what you are going through, no matter where you are in life you are praying for someone. >> i sit out the one and only michael w smith who song to become the soundtrack of so many

lives. >> if you ever think of this snowball where your crew take you? >> i pinch myself every day that i get to do this. >> alright now on a special edition of "fox news sunday," keeping the faith. ♪. shannon: elephant fox news in washington appeared this is a reflective holy part of the year for many faiths for a time to take stock of where we have been and where we are going. and it do we need it more than ever here in washington and across the country. congress is now home facing a massive to do list in the new year. one of those items, what to do about the border for this week we have seen record numbers of crossings. some days more than 10,000 and 24 hours for the pictures are dramatic. the consequences, dyer. president biden setting secretary of state and homeland security secretary to meet with mexico's presidents in the coming days. as negotiators on capitol hill will continue to work for the recess. caught up in the debate u.s. aid to ukraine which is set to run

out december 30. monemoney for israel also faces resistance. less, lawmakers will have trusted 10 days once they return to reach an agreement on a broader spending plan to avoid a government shutdown. all of this taking place against the backdrop of the first votess in next year's presidential election. and, as the supreme court takes center stage in the republican n front runner legal battles for tennessee bill hagerty joins us live from nashville to discuss all this preset member of the senate foreign relations committee and the appropriations committee. senator, great happy with us today for. >> it's great to be with you on this christmas eve, shannon thank you. shannon: will try to get all the saints don't start overnight news about more attacks in the red sea. they say saturday they took down for incoming drones to u.s. destroyer that destroyed was then asked to come to the aid of two different commercial vessels that said they came under attack or an attempted attack. iran seems to be behind much of this wall street journal reporting this, the direct involvement by iranian actors in

the attacks raises the stakes for israel and the u.s. which are eager to contain it to ron's role in the region risk creating a new front in the conflict between israel and its foes in that region. just as the u.s. is trying to stop it from escalating. do you think the bite administration is taking the appropriate response, action with regard to iran's involvement in all of these things? >> they're not taking a consistent response of course is not appropriate that is why iran feels emboldened. but we have seen is what you aircraft carrier strike groups in the region is a major force. we've been highly inconsistent and the weight we do if iran from an economic standpoint and from a diplomatic standpoint. from an economic standpoint you remember them under president trump would put in place the maximum pressure campaign. i worked on his administration. we brought down iran's currency reserves below $8 billion. as soon as joe biden came into office they stopped enforcing sanctions. billions of dollars began to flow. they have enriched themselves by

over $100 billion in terms of illicit oil sales and it continues. just because a buy demonstration was to appease the iranian regime. from a diplomatic standpoint we've been sending mixed messages to israel. we talk about cease-fires, we talked about sending humanitarian aid into gaza we talk about putting conditions on aid. these mixed messages the facts we've allowed iran to enrich itself and repopulate hamas and hezbollah and the trend eight with the situations they need we have created the situation to snapback economic sanctions immediately on iraq we need to send a clear diplomatic message for that is what we need to see to get the situation to calm down. we have to maintain freedom of navigation operation in the sea we cannot see to that to iran. >> so the foreign policy headaches serious issues and got to find solutions to the border of course like to recap where we are because late friday going into the holiday weekend we got new numbers on what's happening nearly 243,000 encounters with people at the southern border

illegally print the highest number on november the highest november on record as a third-highest one in the current crisis. we've got days more than 12000 people are showing up a day of the southern border. a woman this week reportedly crossed in from columbia was given a 2031 date to check in with ice. one of border patrol agent told us the people in charge have turned an entire agency of courageous individuals into department store readers. this is one of the looming issues. you guys have got to hammer out january predicate until the border patrol agents of the american people more broadly there are substantive changes coming? >> you use the word crisis they could not be more appropriate. we have been sending that message. in fact every single republican unanimously blocked movement on the ukraine package until we guilty so the border. i think chuck schumer and joe biden need to get the message republicans are serious about this. we are unanimous this has to be dealt with. if you look at what has happened since october, october the seventh mass invasion took place

in israel. christopher wray are fbi chief said the number of al lights of national security standpoint have gone up like a christmas tree since that happened. they have encountered over one or 50 nationalities crossing our border illegally trusted since october. we do not know who is in our nation, shannon. you know this destabilizing our country the fentanyl coming and is killing our kids but cities are overwhelmed. we have many, many people here on the terrorist watch list we do not know what they're going to do the risk is going up exponentially. we have to deal with that now. sent the message loud and clear but negotiations took place leading up to christmas. their phone apart. the bite of ministration is got to understand we are serious as republicans were going to stand up against this figure going to make certain we do in the 11 days when we get back into session. click too much and have fallen apart. do you feel it has come to a stop, are we moving backward? this or forward progress or where are we in your assessment? what's it's hard to say we've got to see it all come together at once. we get piecemeal language that my work if that makes sense

we've got to look at it in its entirety. the vita ministration has been clear. you want to destabilize the board and they are encouraging as many people to flood into the nation as they possibly can. eventually back of the blue states or populations are leaving and help them in the calculation of congressional seats going forward and electoral votes. but that needs to stop by the danger they are willing to put our nation through is unconscionable. the number of lives we deal here in tennessee are lost to fentanyl two or 3000 kids this year will direct you to fentanyl overdoses. by demonstration is one to look the other way while they transform america, it has to stop it. >> and. >> are not suggesting they want our borders to be overrun and americans to be killed across across the board are you? >> i'm suggesting they are tolerant guard had the tools president trump prove this. he had the border taken down to a practical shutdown. remain and mexico policies still on the books could be imposed tomorrow. title 42 they toss that. everything that is happening

right now is an acceleration of people in our nation for the supplemental language by demonstration sent over earlier for this package that includes ukraine, israel, when they say forget what they asked for is more money to rapidly process people into our country and the ability to transform ice, the only law enforcement agency we have that can deport people to transform the agency into a resettlement agency. it is a shame. >> a supplemental includes all it is very difficult conversations. it is just part of what's waiting for engender the new york times puts it this way the senate failed to deliver on aid to ukraine it cannot agree on a border policy plan and the government shutdown is on the horizon big but punch bowl sumt up very simply january is going to be terrible. so the fact we now have two deadlines for government spending you know the supplemental bill. that rating for congress right now is in the teens. how do you tell america you're going to get this done? >> we've been ready as republicans for months we have had all the appropriation bills

chuck schumer has not been willing to move out any of them said he put the radical democrat nominees for judges. we have got to get serious we are going to be working night and day i hope when we return on generally the eighth to get this done. but could not be more critical. >> absolutely right senator hagerty we appreciate your time. thank you very much merry christmas to you and your family. >> merry christmas to you wonderful to be with you thanks progress up the colorado supreme court rose from her president trump is not eligible to appear on the states 2024 primary ballots. we are going to bring in the sunday failed to discuss the ripple effects the decision could have in many other states that are weighing similar action. those who tried me felt more energy in just two weeks. -ahh, -here, i'll take that. woo hoo! ensure max protein 30 grams protein, one gram sugar, 25 vitamins and minerals, and nutrients for immune health. (♪) febreze! hi. i keep my home fresh with febreze fade defy plug. and i use this. febreze has a microchip to digitally control how much scent is released so it doesn't fade.

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history. that's not something's going to be upheld by the supreme court regrets i'm going to defeat donald trump on my own. i do not need a judge to take him off the ballot. >> i think it would cause a lot of anger in this country if people have the choice taken away from them. i would rather have them make the choice that he doesn't deserve it. >> i pledge to withdrawal from the colorado gop primary ballots unless and until trump's name is restored. 364 president trump arrivals for the white house reacting to the colorado supreme court decision to disqualify him from the states primary ballots. at the big question, will the supreme court get involved? new foxbusiness pull out of iowa shows a 52% of likely gop caucus goers now support president trump that puts h them over 50% for the first time. but "new york times" poll also indicates a quarter of trump supporters that he should not be the party's nominee if he is convicted of a crime even if he

has one of the most votes and delegates assigned for this in a group. host of media buzz on the fox news channel how weak kurt's former 2025 biting campaign surrogate kevin walling columnist for the "washington post" and fox news correspondent alex hoff. okay panel, great to see all of you. what this illustrates for us is once again president trump has trouble his own arrivals and the gop are those who have to come out to his defense. i am sure he is still burning vapid. >> is also a fundraising blitz for the four president too. he was able to put out so several on "truth social" which you will likely get but it's not surprising to see gop rivals saying this should not happen we are seeing democrats at the same thing as well gavin newsom in california. i do not think the democrats want to see this as an indication that perhaps president biting can't win on his own that there needs to be measures taken. it's not surprising i do not see any more candidates jumping on board what vivek ramaswamy's

pledge to do in colorado. i think it's not surprising. >> we are still waiting for the trump legal team to file at the supreme court they cannot take up the case until it officially gets there meanwhile here's congressman democrat who led the impeachment trial against president trump here is his take on the colorado decision. >> the colorado supreme court gave it a plain reading. if you swore an oath to support the constitution and you violate that oath, by engaging in insurrection or rebellion you yu can never hold office again unless the congress votes by a two thirds margin to essentially reinstate your eligibility because he obviously likes this decision but their folks across the spectrum that seem to think it's not going to hold up. >> looked the colorado ruling as a slap in the face of democracy in the name of preserving democracy. and at the same time we hear the liberals they love it. for a court of democratic appointees to tell voters in colorado they cannot support republican front runner that

reinforces the whole notion the establishment is out to get donald trump and probably helps and even some liberal commentators are saying this is an awful decision. what is to stop at red states from taking present bite not the bouts and he didn't protect the border? i seriously doubt the supreme se court will at the stand. shannon: are several dissents in the colorado supreme court one of the justices appointed by democratic governor said this, in my view what transpired in this litigation felt woefully short of what due process demands. been involved in the justice system for 33 years now write what took place or does not resemble anything i have seen. >> the process is going to play out clearly this is a well thought out opinion. 120 pages but interestingly enough this a few lawyers in the federalist society put forward this notion originally about removing donald trump because of the 14th amendment. but i am a democrat that wants to beat him fair and square at the ballot box. so that's what i'm going to pushing for pickwick so to put up a map there are numerous

estates they have been these attempts look at that map. this is not the only states. colorado is on track with what they have done. but that would suggest to me the supreme court is probably going to want to get involved because the decision has potentially a ripple effect across the country and alex i think you mentioned there's a number of democrats. we talked about gavin newsom this morning on fox and friends he saying let's not try to win this way of rfk junior tweeting out if trump is kept out of office through judicial fiat rather than being defeated in a fair election his supporters will never accept the result this country will become ungovernable. west running a third-party bid said the same thing i don't this is item the courts regrets they are right just to put in perspective charles manson was indicted eight times. the unit bomber was indicted 10 times. donald trump has been indicted 91 times to not one of those is fher insurrection. he was acquitted in the senate trout jamie raskin may be complaining but he did not do very good job he did not get a

conviction. jack smith did not include a charge of incitement of insurrection in his indictment there's along the books 18 u.s. code 2383 which makes a federal crime to incite, assist or participate in a rebellion or insurrection against the federal government he's not charged with that. the idea somehow the states can come in without a federal court having convicted him of insurrection or him having been impeached by the congress by the united states senate is absurd. this gift to the supreme court of the nine nothing decision for. >> in the meantime a brand-new fox news poll skews me foxbusiness pulling out of iowa. these are caucus goers they did not seem fazed by this president trump is a 52% we mentioned early in the show he has about 50%. so how weak, going into this is that the wind at his back and again these things seem to bolster him with those who are already in his camp too. >> the numbers keep going up and up despite the indictment despite that mediate negativity toward the former president the one thing that video echo

chambers latching onto now a saint he is hitler he is mussolini he has a dictated because of the language he uses but admittedly very hard anti- immigrant rhetoric. this is what donald trump does he's a master of a going back tuesdays in new york. he will go over the top of this language pretty will create a political friendly hell back off a little bit i don't know anything. but meanwhile he dominates the media agenda takes the oxygen away from everybody else until the next eruption. shannon: could pull them us or have not so great for the current president. "washington post" reported on him being increasingly frustrated by these numbers and what is going on. the cumulative poles and makes it harder for democrats to dismiss that lead into a fresh conversation among biden officials whether or not the present as team need a shift in strategy. do they need one? he is not happy progress he is not happy praise the president said polls don't bow people do.

we had a record when in the midterm election on the off cycle election 2023 democrats picked up more and more seats. the presence going to run a strong campaign. great inflation numbers and pacing inflation for the first time and a long time. >> certainly on the polls. this not resonate necessary if the american people. got 10 months to make sure the american people. >> amoving in the wrong direction. >> he's got the headaches involving hunter who has a january court date for some of his charges. and then there's this from nbc news reporting joe biden exchanged e-mails with his son hunter's business associate 54 times wha will he was serving as vice president. some of the messages were sent around the time the elder biden was traveling to ukraine and his son was working for ukrainian gas company. martha, star for the white house continues to change about what level of involvement the president had. >> it is just one of many clouds

hanging over this president. 76% of americans think he's too old for a second term for the majority thanks he is incompetent. that would not be a problem if he was doing well and evelyn thought he was doing well no one cared about ronald reagan's ages morning in america. these polls are bad news for him at hunter biden does not help regrets alex, final word to you? >> something for it is interesting for the president right now is trying to appease his base as a whole but we heard him yesterday come out and say spoke to prime minister netanyahu said he did not ask for a cease-fire for the situation in gaza structures territory for the president when it comes the far left of progressives in his party. but also the border is interesting reform forcing the white house become a bit more active on that. i don't have democrats as a whole are going to support the white house becoming more involved >> poll numbers on all those issues moving in the wrong direction. you've got just 10 months we will see. panel, thank you.

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shannon: the rest of this hour we are keeping the faith. sitting down gas to stories will inspire and encourage her. first up zach williams grammy award winning singer songwriter who hit rock biden gave up on his singing career before scoring eight chart topping duet with dolly parton after all this finding its way back to the faith of his childhood. he is touring the country sharing his personal story, warts and all in hopes of helping someone else turn their life around. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪. shannon: zach williams spent years on the road as a musician long before he started topping the charts and winning grammy's.

and for a while it was the rock 'n' roll life he dreamed it would be. >> i would stand on stage two or three hours a night singing in these bars and these nightclubs. for those three hours i was having the time of my life. when the lights would go down and step off stage and go back home there was an emptiness i was searching for that filled for that time but it did not last. it was like a season. ecstasies and mark my battle with drug and alcohol and spiraling into a place difficult to escape it as a kid williams had very different dreams for it once it did not include music at all. >> if you would ask 15 year old zach if he be doing this i'd like no ib r i be retired from e nba right now. >> it did not work out. life happens. sometimes you make bad decisions and you pay the price for that. i am just grateful that god was

still pursuing me even though those number of years i was not pursuing him. it ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪. shannon: struggling to figure out how to put his increase in the unmanageable life back together god said -- exact said simply got your going to have to prove at the driver stumbled across an english-language christian station the words of a song that spoke of god's redemption for a man living with the weight of a message path which sparked a change for him. williams packed up and left the road going home to rebuild his marriage and family. >> a child a lot of miles in my life a lot of that i'm not proud of. but i think i had to go through that part of my life to get to where i am now. with what god has done in my life and share it with the world rick williams credits his wife krystal for never giving up on him despite his repeated promises to straighten out his

life he took a job in construction and it slowly, quietly began making good on all those broken promises but he left music behind for several years. but eventually started leading worship at a church and imin impendingsongs like is numh chain breaker. ♪ if you been walking the same road for miles and miles ♪ ♪ you been hearing this same old voice with the same old lies ♪ ♪ qu >> host my prayer was that god would take the song that i am writing and use it the way i intended to reach people who are lost and broken and hurting the way that i was. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪. shannon: is the theme of corpus number one hits, there was jesus recruits his good friend dolly parton.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> scored williams and other grammy but he says what's most important is the platform the music has given him to reach others with a message of hope he found in god's forgiveness, redemption requests get to a quiet place and have that time with god and tell him what is on your heart and let him lead you. ♪ god to bless you. thank you all. ♪ swiss executives might have about coming on the spring entitled rescue story as for christmas plans until they wthewilliams family has a very competitive gingerbread house contest for exact by the way scored a number one hit in a collaboration with my next guest

in the mid- 90s tobymac is a founding member of d.c. talk a rap, rock, hip-hop trio became one of most influential and thed groundbreaking groups in christian music. ththese days the singer/songwrir is a selected caught up with toby earlier this year as he is promoting an album born out of a tragic loss that threatened to shake his faith. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i think the way up my songs connect to people because they write about what i'm going through. my theory is i'm not that different from everybody out there. ♪. shannon: tobymac is no stranger to tough it is music. his faith infused lyrics of his annual hit tour featuring songs he wrote while dealing with the devastating grief of losing his oldest son >> i remember driving to my first writing session and

i am like it might really going to walk in this room, a writing session with these guys and act like every things normal when it is so far from that? works in 2019 to 21-year-old son died of an accidental overdose. >> my heart is shattered. how can i do what i did before? it felt really strange to me. and it felt so sad. ♪. shannon: each of the grief into new songs to help us millions of listeners help in the midst of their own suffering. ask the guys were so gentle with me. i ended up writing a song they called faithfully and it talks about when my world broke into pieces you were there faithfully when i cried out to jesus you made a way for me. so i wrote it about that but it

was very, very, very dear song to my heart about how guys kind to me and the hardest to place place thedeepest valley. shannon: have you heard from other people i've got to imagine they've been so touched by this music >> have heard from a lot of people that have lost loved ones. you know, i would not want to be the guy that wrote that song about where they were but i am that guy. and you know, god is going to use everything i believe that. shannon: tobymac was born just outside the nation's capitol in fairfax, virginia he shot to fame as a member of d.c. talk. i christian rapid trio formed with two classmates while studying at liberty university. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ outcome at 58 his performances are still high octane. >> you feel the wear and tear of doing the show so you do them? >> i love doing them. when our 13th show tonight and i'm in my hometown that i grew up in. i came to shows here. i plan on leaving every ounce of anything on that stage tonight. >> you are warmed up progress give it up for the city banter each night takes the stage with musicians and singers who make up his diverse city band. spreading their message of god's goodness. shannon: had to go about writing music and songs? you have got a way with words but how does all that come together? >> it's a lot of different ways but typically it starts here. i left to right around people i love human relationships i think we are more beautiful as a human race when all our colors are represented in when we are welcoming to each other. a lot of times i will write a

hook of a song before i walk into a studio. many, many times i remember writing helpless on the way i walked into the guys a studio and i'm like m maybe at midnight on mid day ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> long term, what you want your legacy to be? >> interestingly enough backstage matters to me as much or almost more than onstage. not just might life at home of course that matters to me. backstage it matters to me what happens in these halls of an arena. it happens that catering question of what happens at church? if there is not community and love praying for each other going on backstage. if we take this stage art which is hypocrites own people to experience a n and night where y

are fully entertained. but at night also where we are reminded. ♪ >> also the sick christmas track christmas hits different stemming from the loss and the expense of losing his son. for years on the ice you might be more impressed by what he is out of the spotlight. scott hamilton got some much-needed tips from the olympic old metal us, don't judge. >> can you see your elbows? >> yes. and you sure court. >> i feel pretty safe pickwick sets how you skate. shannon: any a lot of work. plus the most awarded gospel artist of all time joins me too talk about her faith, her music and her passion for the next generation. much more when we return to fox

news sundays. keeping the faith this christmas weekend.

shannon: welcome back. pretty ishe one of the most rece faces in america. olympic gold medalist to it on to skate professionally for decades. scott hamilton has been known for his multi bouts with cancer. he's now channeling his trials and helping others. after it once it wondering exactly what to do with his life. shannon: what is it like to win an electric gold? quickly capture the goal at the olympics, scott hamilton is at the top of his sport. but grieving over the fact his

mother was lost to cancer when he was 18 was not there to celebrate with him. he had got undefeated for four years leading up to the gold as he stood on that podia his heart bursting with national pride he suddenly had a bit of an existenial crisis of. >> thought this odd, like what do i do now? because every day i got up for that goal. and now what i do? i'm standing out there know mike who am i and i'm 25 years old this is my whole identity. i looked over the edge of the podium and it was a cliff. that metal goes around your neck and i'm like this is real big butts hamilton threw himself into professional skating and touring and broadcasting finding enormous success on the decades following the olympics those years also brought the return of a familiar foe, the one that had

taken his mother cancer. and this time he was the one in the fight. >> have got to work but you've got to get past that initial shock and that initial feeling you've just been kicked in the gut. it's all in the response. so the first brain tumor was a prayer the second brain tumor was just devastating. the third brain tumor was we are fine. we are just going to pray all i felt an overwhelming urge to get strong. i didn't know if it was physical, emotional or spiritual so i chose all the above progress he did not choose it for himself alone. he has launched numerous cancer charities and research efforts aimed at equipping patients with data from trusted sources in a format they can easily digest. >> and most people are diagnosed with any disease they google pay. >> the worst possible doctor you can go to progress you sucked

into this rabbit hole. >> have 10 seconds till it to le basically pay. >> yes rights. i realize own to doctor google and every single thing i found some medical journal paper with 12 syllable words i thought i'm too dumb to be sick it's not fair progress chemo care.com is a patient from the website hamilton created in conjunction with the cleveland clinic where he was once treated. hamilton continues to pull together the skating world's best veteran a new talents including its annual scott hamilton and friends event. blends live music and performances on the ice in order to raise funds aimed at researching cancer out of existence altogether. has multiple battles with the disease has crystallized his overall philosophy on life. >> today is one of your days and you have to live it. living in the past is only if good if you can draw love out of it >> the mantra that helped into the loss of his father at a moment he co could've been

celebrating another highlight i was own personal success. >> the biggest competition of our life for the olympics. at the l ladies of vinyl. the short program was the fourth most washer program in history of television. i should be like thrilled. but my dad is in hospital. and i was working, and he died. and i did not get to see him. it's like those type of things, they are hard pickwick so that of the struggle hamilton knows the holidays especially can be a bittersweet time as we celebrate the joys of being together while acknowledging the ache we feel over those who are no longer with us. he credits his faith with guiding and through his toughest challenges and said it's a purpose behind a life no dedicated to serving others. >> i believe in santa claus i

believe in hanukkah, however you would to silver the season is meant to be a blessing. it meit's meant to be rooted in generosity. and there's been no greater generosity than the birth and life and death and resurrection of our savior jesus. thirty-six scott and his wife tracy who he refers to a super woman are very busy family of four children. only one of them has followed hamilton onto the ice paid he is a competitive hockey player. now come into our next guest cece winans most selling best awarded female gospel artist of all time. we had the honor of catching up with the grammy-winning powerhouse when she stopped in washington to perform at the national symphony orchestra. ♪ i bring you news to encourage you ♪ ♪. shannon: cece winans taking center stage at the kennedy center on her belief forward

tour. performance of the biggest hits of her career. it ♪ ♪. shannon: you have performed so many places and done so many things what does each night feel for you to get ready to take the stage and do something special? >> i want to offer hope. no matter where you are, no matter what you are going through, no matter where you are in life you are praying for something for you are believing for something. and you need hope. ♪. shannon: she kicked started her career seeing alongside her brother be beat together nine of their albums with gold and platinum. by the mid- '90s she turned solo even reaching the top 10 in pop charts with her dear friend whitney houston. ♪ when i was a child i did childish things ♪ ♪. shannon: be on her music she is found more ways to share her message. >> let me just start out by saying thank you >> roundtables with the other women.

>> thank you for your faithfulness pickwick to do so many other things to pair you are a writer, you speak, what do you enjoy most? >> i don't know th that's a hard question. is not so much of how i express it is just what i express to be able to be a mouthpiece and an ambassador for the heavenly father. >> you have also written a book now this also to the next generation about carrying on faith and what that means to a new generation. >> we live in a world that is in need of hope. and so we have to instill it in our children. i am here today because of the generation before because of my mom and my grandmom not just my family members but other people were for part of that community who actually cared enough to lay down their lives so that i could learn so they can pour into me and shannon, i don't know when it happened but because i became part of the older generation. [laughter] shannon: i woke up one day and thought were not that the mentors where the mentees.

>> those who were before me, they went through a lot of hardship. we look in the scriptures, look what the disciples and the apostles what they went through so that we could have the faith. i can at least go through and no, little rejection. [laughter] folks to be as successful as you are we know you're going to hear those it's hard for people to look at you and say oh my goodness all these grammy's as she is so successful. it's good for people to know there were some nose progress paint as a part of life disappointment is a part of life. and actually nobody was to say this but it's through the roughest times that god really shows up. it ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] shannon: powerful voice such an inspiring message.

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shannon: michael w smith is a multiplatinum singer-songwriter has been a mainstay on the contemporary christian and adult music charge for 40 years. this year the grammy-winning rs released its fifth holiday album every christmas with a strong focus on family. i spoke with smith lester's hit the road for his annual very popular christmas tour. >> i don't see you can have a project on arenas or stadiums or anything like that. but here i am. i have to pinch myself every day i get to do this. ♪ >> after four decades topping

the charts michael w smith still feels right at home ringing in the holidays with fans. >> growing up did you ever think you'd be spending your christmases like this? >> probably knocks. i member when i finished the first album i thought thank you god i got to make a record. not knowing i would pick 36 or whatever it ♪ ♪. shannon: be caught up with him in virginia kicking off the latest leg of his christmas tour. ♪ it's the most wonderful time of the year ♪ ♪ >> what have these christmas concerts been like this year? >> what is it about music that soothes the soul? i still think it's the most powerful universal language in the world a three and half minute song and you just feel like they are going to walk out of here with a greater sense of hope going you know what, i can get to this battle.

and i think that is what this music does for people. smith is a tit tightknit contemporary christian rock and pop winning grammy selling 18 million records. he started out writing songs and touring with a woman who would soon become an industry giants, amy grants. >> you would amy have written together, you have toured together how to describe your friendships over the years? you have been some really difficult things together for some mountaintops to progress her love for music wasn't deep we wrote some songs i am really proud of if i can say that. ♪ there is a calm robbery there you cannot manufacture, our love for each other and our gifts. i learned a lot from her. she might be the kindest woman i have ever known in my entire life. other than my wife debbie >> knowipickwick snowing debbie ths saying something. two amazing women >> were still making music together where making christmas shows together if it's working, why stop? smith is a songwriter at heart

with an effortless touch of the keyboard. ♪ i will give you be rolled ♪ ♪ press is going to write a song called be role. >> do you feel are ever think about all right this one is going to be a hit or you just write what you feel led to do? >> i write what i feel led to do. i am not 25 anymore. [laughter] that means i'm not either. i think it's always tempting you want to compete or why am i not on the radio, you just can't. ♪ ♪ ♪. shannon: smith has an ardent fan base that song sue serna's soundtrack for their individual milestones progress you have sunk to staying in power and over for decades now and music and in writing and performing but what of the couple standouts for you?

let's all is well is my favorite song i've written. you should never forget the moment you wrote it. i think most people would let mt me too say friends. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> it might not be my favorite song and didn't know is going to have to sing it for the rest of my entire life. >> i hope you like it now. >> it is part of the fabric of people's lives you watch it every night and look at the audience and go oh my gosh that was sang at a funeral, that was sang at a graduation. >> is music as a source of comfort. ♪ x there she stands i was a younger reporter in new york when you played that at the rnc.

it's a powerful song. the imagery the flag that was raised over the sites in new york, did that come to you? did you have to work on that? what's it all stemmed from a conversation i had with president bush. i was with him six weeks after 911. i would go visit often. and i think he was processing probably just like all of us work. and he looked at me and he said w. is that you need to write a song about this. i am sitting here going how do i do that? >> no pressure. >> i remember saying i will try mr. president. we were walking out of the office i was hoping he would never bring it up again. in six months later i am on my farm i have a big american flag that flies out there. i look up the flag, the wind is blowing it's a beautiful spring day. look up at the flag and had a meltdown i sought it literally weeping and thinking about all

of the heroes all the people have died for my freedom. ♪ i am on this piece of dirt that i love because somebody fought for this country and i started right there she stands watwashing the flag. ♪ >> all of these years later smith is still doing what he loves hitting stages across the nation and even writing some new standards. ♪ >> did you ever think of the snowball of where your career would take you? what she always wonders are going to end? it be different if people didn't buy the records did not continue to come to the shows. it all comes down to the song. you can be a mediocre singer which i would consider myself one of those i am not in andre but if you have the song and

they sing the song for the rest of their lives then you might have a chance of sticking around. ♪ happy holidays ♪ ♪ >> thank you so much. thank you. shannon: our thanks to michael it all the folks who joined us for keeping the faith part of the show my podcast drops afresh the summ summary sat down with r max located to talk about the true miracles of christmas a plus you can hear all of today's program on the "fox news sunday" podcast. download and subscribe foxnewspodcast.com or wherever you like to get your podcast. that is it for us today but thank you for joining us. i am a shannon bream have a wonderful christmas and happy new year. we'll see you next "fox news sunday." designer insta house >> good sunday morning everyone.