Gayla Peevey

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Born
8 March 1943 (age 82)
Born In
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States
Gayla Peevey (born 1943) is perhaps best known for her song, I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Columbia, 1953). A child star from Oklahoma City, she was 10 years old when she recorded the novelty song written by John Rox in 1950. The Oklahoma City Zoo capitalized upon the popularity of the song in 1953 through a fund raising campaign to "buy a hippo for Gayla" in order to bring a hippo to the zoo. (They had no hippopotamus at the time.) The song raised $3,000. A baby hippo, named Matilda, was procured and flown in to Oklahoma City and presented by Peevey to the zoo. Gay… read more
Gayla Peevey (born 1943) is perhaps best known for her song, I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Columbia, 1953). A child star from Oklahoma City, she was 10 years old when she recorded the novelty song written by John Rox in 1950. The Oklahoma City Zoo capitalized upon the popularity of the… read more
Gayla Peevey (born 1943) is perhaps best known for her song, I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Columbia, 1953). A child star from Oklahoma City, she was 10 years old when she recorded the novelty song written by John Rox in 1950. The Oklahoma City Zoo capitalized upon the popularity of the song in 1953 through a fund raising campaign to "buy a hippo for G… read more

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1 Play track 80 Childrens Christmas Songs I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero)
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2 Play track I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas 77 Santas
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3 I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero) - Sped Up I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero) - Sped Up
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4 Play track I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
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5 Play track I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas Got a Cold in the Node for Christmas
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  1. 220,484 listeners

    9 Nov 2016 · 1 track

    I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas (Hippo The Hero)
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  2. 8,647 listeners

    1 Nov 2011 · 3 tracks

    I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
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  3. 6,025 listeners

    31 Oct 2011 · 3 tracks

    I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas - EP
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  4. 127 listeners

    3 Nov 2014 · 1 track

    I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (The Hippo Song)
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