Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” singer Gayla Peevey poses with a plush hippo. Over the past few decades, Gayla Peevey has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Gayla Peevey's catchy Christmas wish for a hippopotamus came true in 1953, she didn't need to test the lyrical theory that a ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- This time of year, radio stations get nostalgic with songs about sleigh rides and silver bells, but there's another Christmas classic that has endured the test of time for more ...

It is literally Christmas in July as iconic hippopotamus song will now be a part of the Oklahoma City Zoo forever. The iconic Christmas song, “I want a hippopotamus for Christmas”, was recorded in ...

All a cute, curly haired 10-year-old girl named Gayla Peevey wanted for Christmas in 1953 was a hippopotamus. And amazingly enough, after "I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas" became the biggest hit ...

It all started with a song. In 1953, 10-year-old Gayla Peevey recorded the holiday hit “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” unaware that her music would help bring a real hippo to the Oklahoma City ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden is hosting a holiday hippo jubilee to celebrate 70 years of the iconic “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” song, and you’re invited!

In 1953, a 10-year-old star named Gayla Peevey gave the world something to yearn for when she recorded the classic song, "I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas." Nearly 70 years later, a zoo in Virginia ...

“I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” singer Gayla Peevey poses with a plush hippo. Over the past few decades, Gayla Peevey has become accustomed to blowing children's minds. On one hand, she's the ...

Over the past few decades, Gayla Peevey has become accustomed to blowing children's minds. On one hand, she's the little girl crooning the hallowed holiday song "I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas." ...