Drake Jensen's Little Toy Trains set to leave the station

Story: Sandy Graham

Canadian Country Recording artist Drake Jensen is getting ready to release his first Christmas single Little Toy Trains to radio worldwide.  Born and raised in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia and now a resident of Ottawa, Ontario, Drake Jensen has a HUGE country heart!  He has aligned himself with Make-A-Wish Foundation in Canada with his first Christmas single. 

On Tuesday, November 4th, 2011 the Little Toy Trains campaign will commence with the release to radio and simultaneously, the single being available on iTunes. All proceeds are going to the Make-A-Wish Campaign in Canada.  Little Toy Trains was written by Roger Miller, and was hit for Glen Campbell.

Drake’s goal is to have 10,000 downloads on the single, as this is what it takes for a child with life threatening medical conditions to have a wish come true!  Along with downloads, Drake Jensen will take part in the Make-A-Wish event at The Shops at Don Mills in Toronto, Ontario on Thursday, November 17 (4:30 – 6:30pm). 

The Make-A-Wish Foundation is hoping to enter the Guinness World Records for building the largest human star.  Jensen will perform Little Toy Trains and a tune from debut album ‘On My Way To Finding You ‘as the star is being formed.

The LITTLE TOY TRAINS campaign will wrap up on December 16th at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa with Drake presenting a cheque to the Make-A-Wish Foundation for the proceeds from the downloads.  Multi-talented singer songwriter Tia McGraff will be the special guest that evening, singing songs from her debut Christmas album and joining Jensen for a duet or two!

When asked why he has chosen to align himself with Make-A-Wish Foundation Jensen had this to say: “This campaign encapsulates the reason why I have regenerated myself musically. Before I started on this journey I had already decided that if I couldn’t use the music as a vessel for my message and to help other people, I wouldn’t have started again.  Making a wish come true for a child with a life threatening medical condition and enriching the human experience with hope, strength and joy is something I would like to achieve more than anything and I encourage all Canadians to support this wonderful cause.”

And that folks, is the wonderful sound of someone speaking from the heart.

For further information on Make-A-Wish Foundation please go to: www.makeawish.ca
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