The joy, magic and true spirit of the Christmas season will be coming to Iowa State this weekend.

On Sunday evening the “Young Messiah Farewell Tour” will be making a stop at Hilton Coliseum at 8 p.m. The group, which is predominantly made up of Christian musicians, is currently on the annual Christmas tour, which will cover more than 25 cities around the nation this season.

The concert will include performances from more than 20 Christian Music artists like Twila Paris, Ce Ce Winans, 4HIM and Steven Curtis Chapman singing various Christmas carols. The second half of the concert will be a performance by a 200-voice choir and full orchestra of Handel’s “Messiah.”

One of the people who will be singing “O Come Emanuel” and doing the pastoral portion on the “Messiah” is Wes King. King, who was also a part of the tour last year, said that the group has been performing for several years during the holiday season. Even though this is the last time they are planning to tour, King said that if the group were to reunite at some point in the future, he would be interested in being included.

The concert is one which is very religious in its message and its intent, King said. “We try to remind people of the true meaning of Christmas,” he explained.

When he is not touring with the Young Messiah, King carries the Christian message through his singing and songwriting. He composes both his up-tempo songs and acoustic guitar ballads from his personal experiences. “I feel like I write straight from my heart,” King said.

One of the biggest influences on his music is his belief in God. He said that many songs are about being saved by Christ and how that experience has affected him. He said he was saved after he was encouraged by his mother to go on a religious outing and found his faith. “It was then that I asked Jesus to save me, and my life has never been the same,” King said. “I try to remind people of God’s role in the world in my songs.”

He has also used his songwriting as an outlet for discussing the struggles he has faced living and pursuing God. “I think it is so sad: we have the greatest means of communication, but we still don’t know what life is really all about,” King said.

In the end King has simple goals for what he hopes to accomplish. “I want to be a good writer, learner, listener, husband and father,” he said. “I want to be good at what I do and wherever that leads me so be it.”

There are still tickets available for $23, $18 and $13, and there is a discount for groups of 20 or more. Tickets are available at the Iowa State Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets.