I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas!

[whiplash1972]

http://www.minibite.com/christmas/hippo.htm

 

 

[JustJason]

That song is about our very own Oklahoma City Zoo. We got the hippo way back when too.

[JustJason]

The song "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" was written in 1950 by John Rox and became a nationwide hit in 1953 when ten-year-old Oklahoma native Gayla Peevey sang the song as a way to raise money for the Oklahoma City Zoo's first hippopotamus. In December of that year the city received Matilda the hippo for Christmas.

[whiplash1972]

Very cool how that worked out Jay! Here's some info on the song:

 

http://soe.hyperchat.com/newchat/u/yummy/~soe/hippoFAQ.htm

 

[Bubbasmama]

OMG........I haven't heard that song in AGES!!!

 

Thanks Mike.

[JustJason]

Very cool how that worked out Jay! Here's some info on the song:

 

http://soe.hyperchat.com/newchat/u/yummy/~soe/hippoFAQ.htm

 

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I always thought it was neat story and never heard the song until I moved here to Oklahoma.

[Bubbasmama]

 

Oh great. Guess what Shane wants for Christmas now???

 

[JustJason]

 

Oh great.  Guess what Shane wants for Christmas now???

 

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A car?

[Bubbasmama]

 

Oh great.  Guess what Shane wants for Christmas now???

 

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A car?

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Haha.......he's already got a Jeep...

[Chris]

That is one of the cutest songs I have heard...MJ where are you going to find one???

[Evil Rick]

Here's the song:

 

I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas

 

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[whiplash1972]

Bumpity!

[Chris]

Cute little ditty!!

[JustJason]

Cute little ditty!!

 

Curse you for bringing this thread back and sticking this song in my head.

[Bubbasmama]

Cute little ditty!!

 

Curse you for bringing this thread back and sticking this song in my head.

 

No kidding.......I went to bed with that song on my mind.......and woke up with it still there.

[Chris]

Cute little ditty!!

 

Curse you for bringing this thread back and sticking this song in my head.

 

No kidding.......I went to bed with that song on my mind.......and woke up with it still there.

HAHAHA

[whiplash1972]

It's that time of year again!

[whiplash1972]

Been a few years.... it's time again. "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"

 

http://www.minibite....stmas/hippo.htm

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oOzszFIBcE