What on earth did they do to kids' voices in the 50s? Listen to this bizarre thing. I *think* it's a little girl singing, but at certain points it could just as easily be a grown woman or a helium-huffing chipmunk. And when you factor in the lyrics, which include talk of massaging a hippopotamus, the whole becomes just a leetle too unsettling. ">
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My Chemical Toilet's Worst 15 Christmas Songs: No.11 - Gayla Peevey: "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas"

hippo.gifWhat on earth did they do to kids' voices in the 50s? Listen to this bizarre thing. I *think* it's a little girl singing, but at certain points it could just as easily be a grown woman or a helium-huffing chipmunk. And when you factor in the lyrics, which include talk of massaging a hippopotamus, the whole becomes just a leetle too unsettling.

We've still not even cracked the Top 10 and I'm losing the will to live. Check back next week when we continue the countdown of the most offensive Christmas earaches in Christmasdom.

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Posted by StuartW on December 7, 2025 in Music News, Pop Heaven / Pop Hell, Top 15 Worst Christmas Songs | Permalink

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