Gayla Peevey, at age 10, recorded the holiday hit "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" in 1953, leading to a successful ...

It is literally Christmas in July as iconic hippopotamus song will now be a part of the Oklahoma City Zoo forever. The iconic Christmas song, “I want a hippopotamus for Christmas”, was recorded in ...

Oklahoma City Zoo will unveil a new statue honoring Gayla Peavey, the local singer behind “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” and Matilda the hippo. This Thursday, the zoo will unveil a statue ...

Three Christmas “fun facts” related to Oklahoma. . “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” The popular Christmas song “Have ...

When you get a gift you don’t want, like a pack of underwear or socks, unless you really need them, it can be hard to hide ...

One dad took the song "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" literally. Very literally. In a cute video going viral, he brings that wish to life for his son, and it back-fires in a way that would be ...

Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' extends the record for most weeks at No. 1 on the singles chart.

A huge chart record has fallen: Mariah Carey 's 1994 holiday staple "All I Want for Christmas Is You" now holds the all-time record for most weeks at No. 1, with 20. Elsewhere on the charts, Ariana ...

What are the most unbearable Christmas songs? We offer a few of the many, many options.