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Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad (CPKC) has announced the schedule for the 2025 Holiday Train.The Holiday Train will arrive in Joplin at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 29.
The CPKC HOLIDAY TRAIN combines an engine and train cars decorated for the season. One of the center box cars converts into a stage for a live 30-minute holiday music performance.
Though CPKC promotes several entertainers supporting the year’s program, Smash Mouth and J.J. Wilde will perform for the Joplin stop.
The 2025 CPKC Holiday Train will tour Canada and the United States from November 19 through December 21, raising money, food, and awareness to support food banks across the communities it transits. Professional musicians play a free concert from a seasonally decorated train's stage. CPKC donates to the local food bank at each stop and encourages attendees to donate monetary or heart-healthy food.
Since its inaugural journey in 1999, the CPKC Holiday Train has raised more than $26 million and collected approximately 5.4 million pounds of food for community food banks in Canada and the U.S.
Parking is limited in the Union Depot area. The rough natural terrain can be challenging for people needing assistance.
Patrons are asked to access the Union Depot grounds from “B” and N. Main Street.
For a complete list of the Holiday Trains route, and artists, go to: https://www.cpkcr.com/en/community/HolidayTrain
Smash Mouth, the multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated pop rock band, has delivered over six Top 20 hits, including two chart-toppers that held the #1 spot. Their iconic anthem All-Star has surpassed one billion streams on Spotify and is one of two Smash Mouth tracks featured in the movie Shrek.
Over the past three decades, Smash Mouth has earned recognition from major media outlets, including Billboard, Rolling Stone, and Newsweek, and has built a devoted following of over one million YouTube subscribers. The band has performed alongside legendary acts such as U2, Lenny Kravitz, *NSYNC, and KISS.
JJ Wilde has been on an incredible journey since the release of her chart-topping debut album, Ruthless, in 2020. With over 36 million global streams and prominent playlist placement on digital platforms, Wilde continues to captivate a diverse international audience, consistently establishing herself as a dominant voice in the rock music scene.
Wilde etched her name in the history books as the first female artist to simultaneously hit #1 on all three Canadian rock charts with her debut SOCAN Award-winning single, The Rush, holding the slot for 10 weeks, in addition to spending a whopping 21 weeks atop the Rock Big Picture chart. She quickly followed with two more back-to-back number ones: Best Boy and her hit Mercy. In 2021, Wilde took home the JUNO Award for ‘Rock Album of the Year’ for her album Ruthless, becoming the first woman to do so since Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill in 1996.
Wilde has shared the stage with acclaimed acts including Incubus, Jimmy Eat World, Pearl Jam, The Glorious Sons, Scorpions, KISS, and more.
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