All I Want Christmas Is A Hippopotamus
Originally by gayla peevey i want a hippopotamus for christmas.
All i want christmas is a hippopotamus. Only a hippopotamus will do. The i want a hippopotamus for christmas bath bomb is brand new to this years 2020 christmas line. I want a hippopotamus for christmas is a christmas novelty song written by john rox 1902 1957 and performed by gayla peevey 10 years old at the time in 1953.
All i want for christmas is a hippopotamus original music by gayla peevey. I want a hippopotamus for christmas only a hippopotamus will do don t want a doll no dinky tinkertoy i want a hippopotamus to play with and. Her family moved to ponca city oklahoma in 1948.
Don t want a doll. Gayla rienette peevey born march 8 1943 is a former singer and child star from oklahoma city oklahoma. The song peaked at number 24 on billboard magazine s pop chart in december 1953.
Looking at animals. Up until the bath bombs release i actually hadn t ever heard the song and had to look it up on youtube annoyingly it s stupidly catchy. Husband had any kind of senior nco rank they thought it applied to them too.
She is best known for her recording under her maiden name gayla peevey of i want a hippopotamus for christmas columbia 4 40106 1953. Peevey recorded the novelty song when she was 10 years old. Gayla rienette peevey is a former singer and child star from oklahoma city oklahoma.
I want a hippopotamus for christmas only a hippopotamus will do don t want a doll no dinky tinker toy i want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy i want a. No dinky tinker toy. In 1960 under the name jamie horton she had a minor hit with the song robot man a connie francis cover.