Happy Valentine’s Day

Today is a day of hearts and flowers, as we observe Valentine's Day. I still remember when I was a kid exchanging valentines in school (you know the bag of 1oo mini valentines for 99 cents)? And I recall my wife and I helping our kids fill out all of  those little valentines for their classmates. In celebration of Valentine's Day, we're featuring two love songs on our "Country Classic Double" today at 11:30 a.m.

Now, for those of you who would like to know more about Valentine's Day and St. Valentine, here's a bit a background info, courtesy of Wikipedia:

"Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, is a holiday observed on February 14 honoring one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine. It was first established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD, and was later deleted from the General Roman Calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI.

The day first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. By the 15th century, it had evolved into an occasion in which lovers expressed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines").

Modern Valentine's Day symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards."