Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — It’s not Christmas ...

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 ...

The popular Christmas song “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” was written in the 1940s by two people, including Broken Arrow native Ralph Blane. It was for the musical “Meet Me in St. Louis” ...

The Oklahoma City Zoo canceled Tuesday’s planned sing-along and meet-and-greet with singer Gayla Peevey because of travel issues. Peevey, who sings “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” was scheduled ...

New hippo statue at OKC zoo in honor of iconic song New hippo statue at OKC zoo in honor of iconic song Local News / Jul 10, 2025 / 05:13 PM CDT New hippo statue at OKC zoo in honor of iconic song ...