What's your favorite Christmas song, and why is it "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas?" 🦛 🎁 Here's the PMJ version of this classic, starring Lauren Tyler Scott! We still have two weeks of shows in the US before we head overseas to tour Europe / UK / Australia / New Zealand! See the list of cities & get tix at www.pmjtour.com | Postmodern Jukebox

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16K views · 290 reactions | Gayla Peevey was 10 years old when she recorded "I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas". We interviewed her around 2010 for our documentary "OKC A to Z", and she could still belt out the tune. The "hippo" song came out in 1953 and was used as a fundraiser by the OKC Zoo to purchase a hippo | Tulsa Films | Facebook