Day 23- The 25 Songs of Christmas YOUNG AT HEART - I wanna Hippopotamus for Xmas by Gayla Peevey ( 1953)

About this episode

The episode discusses the novelty Christmas song 'I wanna Hippopotamus for Xmas' performed by Gayla Peevey and its charitable origins.

It's Day 23 of our 25 Songs of Christmas YOUNG AT HEART. This Novelty Song was written by Johnny Rox in 1953 and performed by 10 year old Gayla Peevey. I wanna Hippopotamus for Xmas was actually a charity song to bring Two Hippos to the Oklahoma City Zoo. Enjoy the music. Support the show

Topics covered

• Christmas songs
• novelty music
• charity
• holiday spirit
• music history

Keywords

• Christmas
• Hippopotamus
• Gayla Peevey
• Johnny Rox
• charity song
• Oklahoma City Zoo
• 1953

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oklahoma City Zoo

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