The song was not written specifically for the Oklahoma zoo, its just that when they needed the hippo the song came out so the Christmas hippopotamus song just fitted in.
Here's an interesting fact about the popular Christmas hippopotamus song - in 1953 a ten-year-old girl from Oklahoma, Gayla Peevey sang the song as a way to raise money for the Oklahoma City Zoo's first hippopotamus. It became a nationwide hit after that, although John Rox wrote the song "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" in 1950!
I love this song and have for years. I did a lot of research when there was no info out there on the net. Now it's very popular.
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas is a Christmas novelty song written by John Coctoasten and performed by Gayla Peevey in 1953. It is a Dr. Demento Christmas staple, and is currently available on Dr. Demento's The Greatest Novelty Records of All Time Vol. 6: Christmas.
Excellent Song!! I usually only hear this when I'm driving through the mountains of NC. Good to hear it again. Can you believe that's a woman singing that!!!!! YEP THATS RIGHT!! lol
The song was not written specifically for the Oklahoma zoo, its just that when they needed the hippo the song came out so the Christmas hippopotamus song just fitted in.
amberbamber69 4 years ago
Here's an interesting fact about the popular Christmas hippopotamus song - in 1953 a ten-year-old girl from Oklahoma, Gayla Peevey sang the song as a way to raise money for the Oklahoma City Zoo's first hippopotamus. It became a nationwide hit after that, although John Rox wrote the song "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" in 1950!
amberbamber69 4 years ago
I love this song and have for years. I did a lot of research when there was no info out there on the net. Now it's very popular.
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas is a Christmas novelty song written by John Coctoasten and performed by Gayla Peevey in 1953. It is a Dr. Demento Christmas staple, and is currently available on Dr. Demento's The Greatest Novelty Records of All Time Vol. 6: Christmas.
amberbamber69 4 years ago
I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!!
hgrodriguez01 4 years ago
Excellent Song!! I usually only hear this when I'm driving through the mountains of NC. Good to hear it again. Can you believe that's a woman singing that!!!!! YEP THATS RIGHT!! lol
sonyachristina 4 years ago
does anybody know a way to get this on an i-pod? i can't find a way.
lol
arielnicole 5 years ago
I love this song too... I wonder who sings it?...
Thedarklordchucles 5 years ago
Gayla Peevey sings it.
ajogg 5 years ago
this song is so cute..i love it
chelsaestaton2012 5 years ago
\wow... just wow, these guys mustve been BORED!!! 5/5
Keitafox 5 years ago
I love this song... it's so cute.
mabybaby89 5 years ago
1st! AWSOME Amazing!
Spike401k 5 years ago