Culinary Christmas - December 7: I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
Featured Foods: Vegetables
You'd think that with my affinity for things like "The Hippo Song" that I would have featured today's Steve's 25 Days of Christmas Music tune a lot earlier… but alas, I haven't. I'll even let you in on a little secret. Up until Thanksgiving of this year, I had never heard this song. I know, it's crazy given the extensive Christmas music collection we have.
During our Culinary Christmas celebration, we're trying to be as open as possible to include all the different types of food and drink. Today, we even accommodate those weirdos who refuse to eat meat. Because as sung by Gayla Peevey during I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas, "Mom says the hippo would eat me up, but then // Teacher says a hippo is a vegetarian." So there you go. Personally, I think you may be better off throwing the whole hippo onto the fire and cookin' him up! 
Incidentally, if you like this older stuff, the kind folks over at KiddieRecords.com just uploaded a whole bunch of songs and stories from the vinyl era of children's records. Go check it out!
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- Gayla Peevey – I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas (Released 1953, 2:36, 3.8 MB)
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From the Archives: December 7
- 2002:
- Just Put A Ribbon In Your Hair by Riders in the Sky
- All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey
- 2003: Holidays are Coming from Coca-Cola Commercial
- 2004: Winter Wonderland by Wynton Marsalis Septet
- 2005: Christmas Dinner Country Style by The Jimmy Joyce Singers
- 2006: Ho Ho Ho by Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music Makers
- 2007: Deck Us All With Boston Charlie by Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
- 2008:
- Children Go Where I Send Thee by Cabbage Patch Kids
- Children Go Where I Send You by David Soul
- 2009: North Pole Comedy Club by The Muppets
What's This All About?
New to Steve's 25 Days of Christmas Music? Take some time to read the explanation and introduction!
