who sings all i want for christmas is a hippopotamus
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" is a Christmas novelty song written by John Rox (1902â€“1957)[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] and performed by Gayla Peevey (10 years old at the time) in 1953. The song peaked at number 24 on Billboard magazine's pop chart in December 1953.[8]