“I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” written by John J. Rox (John Herring), recorded by 10-year-old Gayla Peevey of Ponca City, Oklahoma, 1953. This recording reached number 24 on Billboard.
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How do we protect kids for the pitfalls of tech? A New York Times opinion essay.
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“I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” written by John J. Rox (John Herring), recorded by 10-year-old Gayla Peevey of Ponca City, Oklahoma, 1953. This recording reached number 24 on Billboard.
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“I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” written by John J. Rox (John Herring), recorded by 10-year-old Gayla Peevey of Ponca City, Oklahoma, 1953. This recording reached number 24 on Billboard.
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Kids, candy manufacturers, and sugar addicts across the country are feeling cursed. First, due to COVID-19, we had an Easter without jellybeans, Peeps, or chocolate bunnies. Now, thanks to the pandemic, the CDC has canceled Halloween parties, indoor haunted houses, and trick-or-treating. Scary. Las fiestas del Día de los Muertos también. ¡Ay, caramba!
Another frightening thought: Halloween is a big, boozy, binge-drinking holiday, and alcohol sales are up already due to the pandemic. That’s not conducive to responsible social distancing.
More:
“CDC’s Halloween Guidelines Warn Against Typical Trick-Or-Treating,” Laurel Wamsley, NPR
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“Mr. Tambourine Man,” written by Bob Dylan, recorded by The Starbugs, 2011. Jessie Hillel, Rebecca Jenkins, Sarah Whitaker, Ben Anderson, and Roisin Anderson, aged seven to 15.
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Greetings Occupant:
We have reviewed your Naughty/Nice Statement for calendar 2016. A coal-filled stocking will serve as your Notice of Naughtiness. If you are not in receipt of same, enjoy your gifts and have a happy holiday.
Sincerely,
North Pole Fulfillment Office Staff
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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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Sister and brother Yaxeni and Ricardo Rivera, the Houston-based Los Luzeros de Rioverde, denounce deportation and call for immigration reform in the song “El Descendiente.” Ricardo (6 years old in the video) sings and plays the bajo sexto, and his 9-year-old sister Yaxeni harmonizes and plays button accordion.
The band is named after Rioverde in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, where the kids’ father Ricardo was born (the kids were born Texans).
“Sometimes I feel sad because children are separated from their parents and I do not want that to happen,” Yaxeni told Efe, “it’s something we want to change and with the song we mean we are proud that our parents were undocumented and we are their descendants.” The song, based on their Dad’s idea, was written by Leo Olmos.
There’s a nice video of the tune by Miguel Godinez:
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