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." ...

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 ...

Related video above: Cincinnati Zoo reveals newest nutcracker statue featuring Fiona the hippoFifties' child star Gayla Peevey's plea for a "hippopotamus for Christmas" came true for one Virginia ...

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 ...