I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas

10-year-old Gayla Peevey of Ponca City, Oklahoma sings her big hit “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” written by John J. Rox (John Herring). Ms. Peevey’s 1953 recording of the song reached number 24 on Billboard. The clip above is from “The Ed Sullivan Show.”

Gayla Peevey official website.

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Tags: children, Christmas, Christmas songs, Gayla Peevy, holiday music, holidays, humor, I Want a Hippotomus for Christmas, music, novelty records, Xmas

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