Big-hearted country star TAYLOR SWIFT has donated $20,800 (?13,000) to charity to help disadvantaged kids in the U.K.

The singer performed her hit single Love Story at the BBC’s Children In Need fundraising event in London on Friday night (20Nov09) and showed her generosity by handing over a chunk of her own money to help the cause.

The televised fundraising drive also saw performances from Sir Paul McCartney and British boyband Take That.