Song set to Hippo pics.Written by Jon Rox and Sung by Gayla Peevey...in 1953. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL SINGER!!!!And SHE was about 11 yrs old. Go here for the story behind the song... The site i found this info on.... homepage.mac.com and for those trying to find the song... check out.... Dr. Demento Presents: Greatest Christmas Novelty CD Through Amazon.com and Ebay.com going on an suggestion from a viewer here are the lyrics... Words and Music by John Rox I want a hippopotamus for Christmas ...
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i so love this song
I did read T_T I was surprised!
It sounds like a little boy…
I love these old christmas songs this would make a cool christmas special
Does anyone read the info up above about the video?! ugh! It says she…. her name is Gayla Peevey.
its a she?
The song “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” was written in 1950 by John Rox and became a nationwide hit in 1953 when ten-year-old Oklahoma native Gayla Peevey sang the song as a way to raise money for the Oklahoma City Zoo’s first hippopotamus. In December of that year the city received Matilda the hippo for Christmas.
The little girls name is Gayla Peevy. She did the song in the 1950′s.
the stores have been ready for about two months though…
wow, your right, sooner than i thought! how old will Jesus be? wow, he’s old!! lol!
I love this song! Only 60 sleeps till Christmas :D
Very funny song!! Love to hear it at christmas time. I sing it at work all the time and people think i am crazy.
one day i sang this in my church and my boyfriend gave me a stuffed hippo for christmas as a joke ha ha
who cares
Written by Jon Rox and Sung by Gayla Peevey…in 1953. <<< as i stated in the info
I want a Hippopotamus Too!
This song is played like 3 times a day from the day after Thanksgiving to Christmas Day on the local soft rock station.
Good song but it gets on my nerves when it’s played that much >_>
i luv this song!!!!!!!!
its cute the singer singing it who singing it
i love who ever is the singer and i love the song let alone
This is sooooo true!
i love this song, its my favourite :)
i always sing it at christmas time :D
the hippo at 1:23 is so funny. this song used to have my brother and I in tears when we were kids. thanks for posting it!
No sorry i don’t have that one.
To answer the person who posted this and then removed the comment.
AYuGiOhLay has made a comment on I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas:
I just listened to this by Shirley Temple. It sounds the exact same and it is the same
It may sound the same cause the other one was mislabeled..lol. Cause i know mine was sang by gayla peevey.lol.
for my hippppppppppooooo laaaaaaaaaaaa u