I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas Singer Tells Her Story - Gayla Peevey

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Interview with Gayla Peevey, who as a little girl in Oklahoma City, recorded the song " I want a Hippopotamus For Christmas" .

This segment is from documentary "OKC A to Z". Gayla now goes by Gayla Henderson and no longer lives in Oklahoma. She recounts story about how the song came about, how she recorded it, and how it became a national sensation. It also helped the OKC Zoo land a hippo.

Extended un-cut version of Gayla's interview that we did is here: https://youtu.be/oEddslrY9nU

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