<P> Gayla Peevey later recorded as Jamie Horton, scoring the Billboard Hot 100 - charter "My Little Marine" in 1960 . </P> <P> The B - side of the original 78 featured the song "Are my Ears on Straight?" </P> <P> It is a Dr. Demento Christmas staple, and is currently available on Dr. Demento's The Greatest Novelty Records of All Time Vol. 6: Christmas . </P> <P> A version by Vicki Dale and the Peter Pan Orchestra was released in 1953 . </P>

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