But Peevey's original rendition remains the perennial ... The OKC Zoo is planning to put its ties with the classic Christmas song “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” in bronze with a new ...

She was a children's Christmas song come to life. On Dec. 24, 1953, a 700-pound "baby" lumbered from her moving crate into the awaiting water at Oklahoma City's Lincoln Park Zoo. "I Want a ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo is leaning into the popular holiday tune “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” to announce ... to tie the birth to the holiday song. The calf was born in the water.

Traditional songs, prayers, and calls for justice rang out at a vigil in Salem Saturday night for a woman who was reported missing and found dead last week. Thousands of Providence healthcare ...

She was a children's Christmas song come to life. On Dec. 24, 1953, a 700-pound "baby" lumbered from her moving crate into the awaiting water at Oklahoma City's Lincoln Park Zoo. "I Want a ...

A female pygmy hippo named Iris gave birth to a healthy female calf on December 9 at the Metro Richmond Zoo, officials said.

from Adam Sandler's "Chanukah Song" to "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas," recorded by a 10-year-old Gayla Peevey in 1953.

When Gayla Peevey's catchy Christmas wish for a hippopotamus came true in 1953 ... "Then, (there's) the longevity of the song, and the fact that it's the original recording that's still the most ...

‘Tis the season to be jolly and no one brings joy to her fans — and yes, joy to the world — quite like Mariah Carey. The reigning Queen of Christmas has had a hold on the holidays since the ...

However, the tune, while capturing the essence of the season, doesn’t directly reference Christmas. The original recordings were instrumental versions. The song was first recorded in 1949 by ...