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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] [12] In a 2010 interview, Peevey said that she had never received any royalties from the song.
Gayla Rienette Peevey (born March 8, 1943) is a former singer and child star from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She is best known for her recording of " I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas " ( Columbia 4-40106, 1953).
In this 1953 photograph, Mathilda the hippo, safely immered in her new home, stares up at Gayla Peevey, the little girl whose fast-selling Christmas song "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas ...
Rounding out the top five is Gayla Peevey's annoying song, "I want A Hippopotamus For Christmas." This song has been played 92.7 million times on Spotify.
OKC native Gayla Peevey used her holiday hit "I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas" to help her hometown zoo buy a real-life hippo 70 years ago.
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]
Recorded by 10-year-old Gayla Peevey, the novelty song "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" has remained popular since it's release back in 1953. '8 Days of Christmas' by Destiny's Child.
In October 2014, the first of these planned EPs was released, One Christmas: Chapter 1, issued through Iconic Entertainment. [102] It included the lead single, a cover of Gayla Peevey's "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas". [103] The EP peaked at number 20 on the Top Country Albums chart and number 35 on the Top Holiday Albums list.