Gayla Peevey talks hippo song fame and decades-long zoo connection
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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
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