Gayla Peevey's guest appearances

Gayla Peevey

KXOJ Morning Show

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Paul Kelly

Lukas Nelson

Sam Phillips

James Dean

Kurt Vonnegut

Rob Waller

Nicki Bluhm

Ann Wilson

John Oates

Chris Bell

Bruce Kulick

Warren Zevon

Geoff Tate

Joe Robinson

Stephen Pearcy

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Gayla Peevey was all of ten years old when she recorded the now-classic Christmas song, “I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas.”  She cut the track back in 1953 for Columbia records and even performed the single on the Ed Sullivan show.  The song’s popularity allowed her hometown zoo to obtain a real hippopotamus.But, Gayla found following up her hit song difficult, and trying to break out as a serious singer even more challenging.  She eventually wrote and recorded songs under a different name before walking away from the business altogether to raise a family.But then something funny happened: the Hippopotamus song continued to grow in popularity, until now it’s one of the most played Christmas songs of all time, and she even has reconnected with the Oklahoma City Zoo to perform the song there as a holiday tradition.

Gayla Peevey was all of ten years old when she recorded the now-classic Christmas song, “I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas.”  She cut the track back in 1953 for Columbia records and even performed the single on the Ed Sullivan show.  The song’s popularity allowed her hometown zoo to obtain a real hippopotamus.<br/><br/>But, Gayla found following up her hit song difficult, and trying to break out as a serious singer even more challenging.  She eventually wrote and recorded songs under a different name before walking away from the business altogether to raise a family.<br/><br/>But then something funny happened: the Hippopotamus song continued to grow in popularity, until now it’s one of the most played Christmas songs of all time, and she even has reconnected with the Oklahoma City Zoo to perform the song there as a holiday tradition.

284 - Gayla Peevey - I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas