Gayla Peevey, at age 10, recorded the holiday hit "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" in 1953, leading to a successful ...
She was a children's Christmas song come to life. On Dec. 24, 1953, a 700-pound "baby" lumbered from her moving crate into the awaiting water at Oklahoma City's Lincoln Park Zoo. "I Want a ...
Even if you don't want a lot for Christmas, chances are you're going to be singing along to Mariah Carey at some point. The octave slayer has become synonymous with the holiday season thanks to her ...