Who was " All I Want for Christmas is You " originally sung by ?
Kicking off with " I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus " sung by 13 - year - old Jimmy Boyd in 1952 , other few notable novelty songs written to parody the Christmas season and sung by young singers include : " I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas " sung by 10 - year - old Gayla Peevey in 1953 .