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"I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" is a Christmas novelty song written by John Rox (1902–1957)〔"(Local Song Writer Dies )", ''The Winterset Madisonian'' (Winterset, Iowa), August 14, 1957.〕〔"Alice Pearce's Nuptials", ''The New York Times'', May 23, 1948, p. 65.〕〔"John R. Rox" (), ''The New York Times'', August 6, 1957, p. 26.〕〔"John J. Rox, Song Writer", ''The Washington Post'', August 8, 1957, p. B-2.〕〔"John Jefferson Rox" in ''Notable Names in the American Theatre''. James T. White & Co., 1976. ISBN 0-88371-018-8.〕〔Renewal registration RE0000084409, February 23, 1981, of "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas", by John Jefferson Rox, U.S. Copyright Office (database on-line ).〕〔John J. Rox in: National Archives and Records Administration. ''U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938–1946'' (on-line ). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.〕 and performed by Gayla Peevey (10 years old at the time) in 1953. The song peaked at number 24 on ''Billboard'' magazine's pop chart in December 1953. ==History== Peevey was a child star from Ponca City, Oklahoma. When released nationally by Columbia Records, the song shot to the top of the charts and the city zoo acquired a baby hippo named Matilda. Peevey was filmed performing the song on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' in October 1953. A video of this performance is available on her website.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Ed Sullivan Show )〕 A popular legend holds that this 1953 hit had been recorded as a fundraiser to bring the city zoo a hippo; but in a 2007 radio interview with Detroit-based WNIC radio station, Peevey clarified that the song was not originally recorded as a fundraiser. Instead, a local promoter picked up on the popularity of the song and Peevey's local roots, and launched a campaign to present her with an actual hippopotamus on Christmas. The campaign succeeded, and she was presented with an actual hippopotamus, which she donated to the city zoo. The hippopotamus lived for nearly 50 years.〔"The Breakfast Club" morning show. WNIC, Detroit, MI. December 19, 2007.〕 Gayla Peevey later recorded as Jamie Horton, scoring the Billboard Hot 100 charter "My Little Marine" in 1960. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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