“I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
I don’t want a doll, no dinky Tinkertoy
I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy.“
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas is a song from 1950 by John Rox. In 1953, Gayla Peevey, a ten-year old from Oklahoma City, OK, recorded it with Mitch Miller’s orchestra as the supporting cast. It’s been a holiday classic ever since – and now it’s available for 3 octaves of handbells (plus optional D7).
Here’s our demonstration video. We had so much fun recording this!
More information about I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
You can find out more about this arrangement on our Choraegus music site, but if you want to play it, you’ll need to go to Sheet Music Plus to purchase the downloadable score. This site has been a huge help with publishing arrangements of songs that are still under copyright, especially when communicating directly with copyright holders proved to be less than successful. We hope you’ll want to put I Want a Hippopotamus on your Christmas wishlist!
Other music available on Sheet Music Plus/Sheet Music Direct
We have more arrangements available from Sheet Music Plus, and we hope you’ll enjoy browsing there!
Winter Wonderland – a 5-octave, Level 5 arrangement.
Silver Bells – a 3-7 octave, Level 4 arrangement of this holiday classic.
I Wonder as I Wander – an 8-bell arrangement of this beautiful Christmas song.
Carol of the Drum – often known as The Little Drummer Boy, this is one of our most popular 8-bell Christmas arrangements.
Bring Me Sunshine – This is a fun Level 3 arrangement for 3 octaves, of a song that was used as the theme for the UK series Morecambe & Wise.
Cavatina – This beautiful classical guitar piece was written by Stanley Myers. Larry’s arrangement is for 3 or 5 octaves of handbells.
Any questions?
We hope you’ll enjoy browsing our selection of handbell music on Sheet Music Plus. You’ll find more of Larry’s arrangements there soon! If there are any popular songs you’d like to see an arrangement for, you’re always welcome to contact us to suggest it. As always, if you have any questions, please let us know!
