<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Single by Gayla Peevey </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> B - side </Th> <Td> "Are My Ears on Straight?" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> November 11, 1953 (U.S.) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Christmas, Novelty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 2: 38 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> Columbia (no . 4 - 40106) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> John Rox </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" </Th> </Tr>

When was i want a hippopotamus for christmas first released