LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- This time of year, radio stations get nostalgic with songs about sleigh rides and silver bells, but there's another Christmas classic that has endured the test of time for more ...

When Gayla Peevey's catchy Christmas wish for a hippopotamus came true in 1953, she didn't need to test the lyrical theory that a two-car garage would have plenty of room to house her "hippo hero." ...

All a cute, curly haired 10-year-old girl named Gayla Peevey wanted for Christmas in 1953 was a hippopotamus. And amazingly enough, after "I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas" became the biggest hit ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo is leaning into the popular holiday tune “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” to announce the birth of a female calf two weeks ago. In the tune, child star and singer Gayla ...

Get ready for some holiday cheer! The Georgia Southern University Performing Arts Center (PAC) invites families to kick off ...

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 ...

"Most people don't get a hippopotamus for Christmas at all, so we feel lucky to have received two over the years," the Metro Richmond Zoo shared Metro Richmond Zoo Two pygmy hippos in Virginia ...

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CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) - A zoo in Virginia welcomed a baby hippopotamus just in time for Christmas. The Richmond Metro Zoo announced on Dec. 24 the birth of a baby pygmy hippopotamus at ...