Gayla Peevey
Gayla Peevey – born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on March 8, 1943 – is a former child star and singer best known for the classic 1953 Christmas novelty hit “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas”. She grew up in a religious household and began singing in church. Her musical career began at the age of 8 years old when her uncle, who played fiddle on a radio program in Oklahoma City, brought her to one of the shows to perform. Her appearance turned into a bi-weekly gig on the shows The Chuck Wagon Gang and The Boomer Shindig. She became a popular local television attraction and began to tour and perform. NBC moved Peevey and her family to Hollywood to perform as a regular on Saturday Night Review with Hoagy Carmichael. It was there that she signed a record deal with Columbia Records and released her debut single, “I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas”. The single became a huge holiday hit in 1953 when she was only 10 years old. She released a further eight singles over the next five years, but none of them had the same success as her debut single. In 1959, at the age of 16, she began recording under the name Jamie Horton. Her most successful single under this pseudonym, “Robot Man”, was released in 1960. Her last release – under the Horton name – was the 1962 single “Go Shout It From a Mountain”. Peevey became a teacher and eventually moved into advertising, running her own company for 15 years.
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I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero)
Kerstmuziek - Released by Sony Music Entertainment on 1 nov. 2023
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I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
Kinderen - Released by Esselunga Baby Child on 10 dec. 2018
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I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas (Hippo The Hero) (Sped + Slowed)
Kerstmuziek - Released by Columbia - Legacy on 1 jan. 2023
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I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas - EP
Kinderen - Released by Holiday Classic Records on 1 jan. 1955
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I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas / Are My Ears on Straight
Kinderen - Released by Star Records on 1 jan. 1953
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GAYLA PEEVEY - PLATINUM SELECTION
Pop - Released by Retro Music Box on 1 sep. 2020
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The Best of Gayla Peevey
Pop - Released by Vintage Jukebox on 24 mrt. 2020
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I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas - EP
Kerstmuziek - Released by Nifty Music, Inc. on 1 jan. 1955
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I Wany a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Esselunga Commercial Spot)
Kinderen - Released by Esselunga REc. on 11 dec. 2016
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A Dog Named Joe
Pop - Released by Don't stop the music on 2 feb. 2024
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Three Little Bunnies
Pop - Released by Vintage Jukebox on 20 okt. 2023
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I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero)
Divers - Released by Christmas Legends on 1 nov. 2023
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The Angel in the Christmas Play / Got a Cold in the Node for Christmas
Kinderen - Released by Star Records on 1 jan. 1954
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I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
Kerstmuziek - Released by Christmas Records on 10 dec. 2018
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Bianco Natale
Kinderen - Released by Christmas Records on 22 dec. 2016
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Wish I Wuz a Whisker
Pop - Released by JB Production on 1 jan. 1953
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I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
Pop - Released by JB Production CH on 1 nov. 2023
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I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
Pop - Released by JB Production on 1 nov. 2023
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I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Compilation)
Kinderen - Released by JB Production on 18 dec. 2016
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