# Favorite Novelty Songs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 23, 2006, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novelty-songs/385339 "2006-12-23T13:16:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novelty-songs/385339/1 "2006-12-23T13:16:14Z")
I have a new one - at least for the holidays! It used to be “Dominick the Christmas Donkey”, but now it’s Gayla Peevey’s “I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas!” > **[Gayla Peevey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayla_Peevey)** > > Gayla Rienette Peevey (born March 8, 1943) is a former singer and child star from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She is best known for her recording of "I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas" (Columbia 4-40106, 1953). Peevey recorded the novelty song when she was 10 years old. > In 1960, under the name Jamie Horton, she had a minor hit with the song "Robot Man", a Connie Francis cover. > Her family moved to Ponca City, Oklahoma, in 1948. Prior to moving to California Gayla attended Columbus Elementary Sch... VCNJ~ ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novelty-songs/385339/2 "2006-12-23T13:20:32Z")
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer–Patsy & Elmo The 12 Days of Phantom, A Full Frontal Christmas, and a bunch of others from the Carols for a Cure CDS (you have not heard Silent Night till you’ve heard it tap danced and belted out!) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novelty-songs/385339/3 "2006-12-23T16:25:07Z")
Novelty songs, or novelty Christmas songs? I’ll assume Christmas and add: “All I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth” – Spike Jones and his City Slickers “Santa Doesn’t Cop Out on Dope” – Martin Mull “Christmas at Kmart” – Root Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novelty-songs/385339/4 "2006-12-23T16:46:47Z")
Chiron Beta Prime, Jonathan Coulton It’s Christmas on Chiron Beta Prima/ and we’re working in a mine for our robot overlords/ did I say overlords? I meant protectors… ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novelty-songs/385339/5 "2006-12-23T17:34:25Z")
Anything by Bob Rivers. _Walkin’ 'Round in Women’s Underwear_, _There’s a Santa Who Looks a Lot Like Elvis_, _The 12 Pains of Christmas_…it’s all good. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novelty-songs/385339/6 "2006-12-23T17:35:27Z")
Oh, and _Elf’s Lament_ from Barenaked Ladies. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novelty-songs/385339/7 "2006-12-23T17:57:17Z")
**The Maharajah Of Magador** ([Lyrics](http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/t/themaharajahofmagador.shtml)) **I Scream, You Scream** ([Lyrics](http://www.makeicecream.com/iscreamyousc.html)) **My Old Flame** (Spike Jones. [Lyrics](http://www.ibras.dk/comedy/spike2.htm#OldFlame)) To name a few… ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novelty-songs/385339/8 "2006-12-23T18:52:35Z")
Does [Give the Jew Girl Toys](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwQyfUatwwY) by Sarah Silverman count? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novelty-songs/385339/9 "2006-12-23T18:53:40Z")
Whoops- Previous link may not be safe for work and includes sound. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novelty-songs/385339/10 "2006-12-23T19:15:58Z")
[The Twelve Days of Christmas by Alan Sherman](http://sniff.numachi.com/pages/tiTWLVXMS2;ttXMAS12DY.html) ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novelty-songs/385339/11 "2006-12-23T19:45:24Z")
[QUOTE=Veuve\_ClicquotNJ] I have a new one - at least for the holidays! It used to be “Dominick the Christmas Donkey”, but now it’s Gayla Peevey’s “I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas!” > **[Gayla Peevey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayla_Peevey)** > > Gayla Rienette Peevey (born March 8, 1943) is a former singer and child star from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She is best known for her recording of "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" (Columbia 4-40106, 1953). Peevey recorded the novelty song when she was 10 years old. > In 1960, under the name Jamie Horton, she had a minor hit with her single "My Little Marine" (Joy 45-234, 1959), which reached #84 on Billboard's Hot 100 in early 1960. She also recorded "Robot Man", a cover of a Connie Franc The ... VCNJ~ [/QUOTE] I LOVE that song-in fact I’m listening to it right now! _I want a hippopatmus for Christmas Only a hippopatmus will do No crocodiles, or rhinosauruseses I only like hippopatmuseses And hippopatmuseses like me too!_ What about **Patrick Swayze Christmas** from _MST3K_? ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novelty-songs/385339/12 "2006-12-23T20:39:49Z")
The Pretty Little Dolly I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novelty-songs/385339/13 "2006-12-23T20:49:37Z")
[QUOTE=Guinastasia] I LOVE that song-in fact I’m listening to it right now! _I want a hippopatmus for Christmas Only a hippopatmus will do No crocodiles, or rhinosauruseses I only like hippopatmuseses And hippopatmuseses like me too!_ What about **Patrick Swayze Christmas** from _MST3K_? [/QUOTE] Or their “Merry Xmas…If That’s OK” **Adam Sandler**'s “Hanukkah Song” works for me. On XM’s “Special X” (107) I heard a Hanukkah version of The Waitresses’ “Christmas Wrapping”. According to the readout, the artist was **Save Ferris** or something like that. Anyone else heard this? “Blue Christmas” by **Mel Blanc** as Porky Pig never fails to crack me up. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novelty-songs/385339/14 "2006-12-23T20:59:16Z")
[QUOTE=want2know] Or their “Merry Xmas…If That’s OK” [/QUOTE] _Let us all now sing our praises to the Lord today… Although you may not share our belief system which is perfectly okay_ ---
**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novelty-songs/385339/15 "2006-12-23T22:25:14Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] Oh, and _Elf’s Lament_ from Barenaked Ladies. [/QUOTE] Elf’s Lament is on the corporate provided & mandated Christmas CD at the retail store I’m working in on a PT basis. lol Cracks me up every time. VCNJ~ ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novelty-songs/385339/16 "2006-12-24T01:13:02Z")
**It’s Christmas at Ground Zero** by Weird Al. Everywhere the atom bombs are dropping It’s the end of all humanity No more time for last minute shopping It’s time to face our final destiny. ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novelty-songs/385339/17 "2006-12-24T04:20:10Z")
[QUOTE=want2know] “Blue Christmas” by **Mel Blanc** as Porky Pig never fails to crack me up. [/QUOTE] Not to nitpick, but Denny Brownlee is the vocalist behind this song. He was identified as “Porky Pig” on the original 45 RPM release of the song but Warner Brothers complained about copyright infringement, so he was rechristened “Seymour Swine” for legal reasons. Just an FYI… and that one is one of my favorite Christmas novelty songs. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novelty-songs/385339/18 "2006-12-24T04:51:25Z")
**I am Santa Claus** by Bob Rivers. Even my 8 yo son knows the words. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novelty-songs/385339/19 "2006-12-24T05:02:35Z")
I have always loved [Snoopy’s Christmas](http://www.oldies.com/product-view/27712.html). I heard it the other day and I still get a kick out of it. [Link to short sample from the link above.](http://www.oldies.com/samples/playtrack.cfm?eurl=5S5GTy6qnFbspxpXSoh%2FrAgBesrSINy8VigbvIO6geas44POjQelZhr3j3Kx%216%21X9Hw5dt%2FNOlm19x3fVQFteg%7C%7C) The album I linked to has many other novelty songs. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novelty-songs/385339/20 "2006-12-24T07:21:56Z")
I’ll take this as an opportunity to plug my web site, [Swazoo Koolak’s Web Jukebox](http://swazoo.com/) (again). This month’s selections are all novelty songs. My favorite among the selections is _Any Ice To-Day, Lady?_ as performed by Waring’s Pennsylvanians. **Ukulele Ike** , please note that there’s a Cliff Edwards side in this month’s selections. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novelty-songs/385339.md?page=2)