LOS ANGELES — When she recorded “I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas” in 1953, Gayla Peevey says she had no idea schoolchildren would be singing it 63 years later. Or that people in her hometown of ...

“I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” singer Gayla Peevey poses with a plush hippo. Over the past few decades, Gayla Peevey has become accustomed to blowing children's minds. On one hand, she's the ...

Host Nick Cannon asked Brown how performing as the hippo compared to playing in a Super Bowl. "It's a challenge," said Brown. "It was a challenge being able to stay on beat, but it was exciting. I was ...

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From the very first time it was announced, The Masked Singer sounded like a singing competition series unlike any other on American TV. The premise of a show that would put celebrities under elaborate ...

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Gayla Peevey, who sang the original version of "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas" in 1953. That song helped the Oklahoma City Zoo get its first hippo — and this past ...

Over the past few decades, Gayla Peevey has become accustomed to blowing children's minds. On one hand, she's the little girl crooning the hallowed holiday song "I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas." ...

Gayla Peevey's life changed when she was 10 years old. It was 1953, and she had a record contract with Columbia Records. The label flew her from her home in Oklahoma to New York City to record some ...