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The campaign succeeded, and she was presented with an actual hippopotamus, which – as had been planned all along – she donated to the city zoo. [11] The hippopotamus lived for nearly 50 years. [10] In 2017, Peevey, then 73 years old, was again present when the Oklahoma City Zoo acquired a rare pygmy hippopotamus from the San Diego Zoo. [11 ...
He later wrote I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (1953) with Gayla Peevey singing the original version. It was a popular song with 39 artists singing the cover for it. [ 9 ] That same year, he was one of several songwriters and lyricists for the Broadway show John Murray Anderson's Almanac (1953). [ 10 ]
The Oklahoma City Zoo capitalized upon the popularity of "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas" with a fundraising campaign to "buy a hippo for Gayla". The fund raised $3,000 (equivalent to US$34,164 in 2023), and a baby hippopotamus named Matilda (who weighed over 700 pounds [ 2 ] ) was purchased and given to Peevey, which she then donated to ...
'I WANT A HIPPOPOTAMUS FOR CHRISTMAS' 70TH ANNIVERSARY SING-ALONG. Featuring: Gayla Peevey. When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 9. Where: Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden, 2000 Remington Place.
Released in 1994, this Mariah Carey remains one of the most popular Christmas songs of all time. To date, the song has sold more than 10 million units, making it one of only 85 songs to earn a ...
Christmas Songs by Sinatra is the third studio album by the American singer Frank Sinatra. It was released on October 4, 1948 as a 78 rpm album set of four 78 rpm records in an actual album and as a 10" LP record (CL 6019) featuring a collection of eight holiday songs. It included four songs previously released as singles, one recorded four ...
The Frank Sinatra Christmas Collection is a 2004 Christmas compilation album from Frank Sinatra.The selection of tracks on the album spans Sinatra's career from 1957 to 1991 and includes four previously unavailable tracks [1] —two previously unissued on CD and two previously unissued in any format—the latter the last Christmas carol Sinatra recorded.
It was used as the theme song to the popular drama 29-sai no Christmas (29才のクリスマス, lit. "Christmas at 29 Years Old, 29th Christmas"), [99] The single peaked at No. 2 for two weeks, blocked from the top spot by "Tomorrow Never Knows" and "Everybody Goes", both released by rock band Mr. Children.