In 1953, a 10-year-old Gayla Peevey declared that she wanted a hippopotamus for Christmas. She wailed her proclamation in a song, singing that she “don't want a doll, no dinky tinkertoy. I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy.”

"I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" is a Christmas novelty song written by John Rox (1902–1957) and performed by 10-year-old Gayla Peevey in 1953. The song peaked at number 24 on Billboard magazine's pop chart in December 1953. "Are My Ears on Straight?"

1953 In 1953, the then 10-year-old Peevey sang the novelty hit, I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas, which debuted on the Ed Sullivan Show, the Chicago Tribune reports. It led to a statewide fund drive in which children donated dimes to purchase and bring a pachyderm to the zoo.

'The Hippopotamus', a poem by T.S. Eliot, demonstrates a comparison between the innocence and truth of the hippopotamus and the hypocrisy and corruption of the Christian church.

1) Hippos are large semi-aquatic mammals, with a large barrel-shaped body, short legs, a short tail and an enormous head! They have greyish to muddy-brown skin, which fades to a pale pink colour underneath. 2) They are considered the second largest land animal on Earth (first place goes to the elephant!).

Music associated with Christmas is thought to have its origins in 4th-century Rome, in Latin-language hymns such as Veni redemptor gentium. By the 13th century, under the influence of Francis of Assisi, the tradition of popular Christmas songs in regional native languages developed.

A Christmas carol is a carol (a song or hymn) on the theme of Christmas, traditionally sung at Christmas itself or during the surrounding Christmas holiday season. The term noel has sometimes been used, especially for carols of French origin.

The ancient Egyptians hunted hippos for various reasons. In addition to their meat, skin, and fat, the Egyptians used the teeth of hippopotami, especially their impressive tusk-line canines (30.8. 218), which can measure up to one-and-a-half feet long.

Hugo the Hippo Hugo the Hippo (Hungarian: Hugó, a víziló) is a 1975 animated film produced by the Pannónia Filmstúdió of Hungary and co-produced in the United States by Brut Productions, a division of French perfume company Faberge.

1) Hippos are large semi-aquatic mammals, with a large barrel-shaped body, short legs, a short tail and an enormous head! They have greyish to muddy-brown skin, which fades to a pale pink colour underneath. 2) They are considered the second largest land animal on Earth (first place goes to the elephant!).

The hippo, with all its flaws and innocence, eventually ascends to Heaven, leaving behind 'the True Church . . . below/Wrapt in the old miasmal mist. ' What this line means is that the hippo can overcome its circumstances and reach an afterlife of value.

Hippopotamuses have a direct impact on the ecosystems where they live with what they eat and excrete. Their faeces change the concentration of nutrients in the water, and when they graze on grass they alter the way that it grows.