This is my favorite Christmas song.

When I was five, my parents got me a vinyl LP full of "wacky" Christmas songs to play for the holidays. This was the song I loved most on it. I remember playing the album on our stereo the size of a bedroom dresser.

I don't think it was this version, though. I seem to recall all the songs on the album being performed by groups of children. It wasn't until years later I heard this version.

trying to think of a tag to link it to that dakimakura parody song, horror maybe?

also i'm now suddenly craving that big set of dr. demento cds my family had a while back

The sad part is if it Santa really were to deliver her a hippo, it would freak out, trample her and then spray piss and shit everywhere. Merry Christmas!

Hippos will fuck you up little girl.

I'd never heard of this before it turned up in Grumpy Cat's movie.

Gayla Peevey is now 71, she's very religious, has a website,

http://www.iwantahippopotamusforchristmas.net/

And still occasionally performs this song in public. I love one hit wonders. It takes a certain gift to live on past success without being sad about it.

This was originally broadcast on the Ed Sullivan show.

Damn that girl is creepy.

I hate her voice, 5 stars

http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=132051

Just thought I'd ruin this for you.