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  2. I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Gayla Peevey - Wikipedia

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    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).

  4. Singer of 'I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas' is returning ...

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    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 ...

  5. Play that Christmas music: How to listen, when to listen, one ...

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    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.

  6. From 'Rudolph' to 'Frosty,' these 5 classic Christmas songs ...

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    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.

  7. John Rox - Wikipedia

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    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]

  8. The 70 best Christmas songs of all time to add to your 2023 ...

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    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.

  9. LeAnn Rimes - Wikipedia

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    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.