Howdy y’all! I hope you’ve been doing well. This week, I wanted to put together the ultimate Valentine’s Day playlist for you and yours. I love Valentine’s Day – the pink and red color combination, the fun candy, and getting to express just how much you love the people in your life (although I don’t think you need a holiday to do that). Admittedly, I pulled quite a few of these songs from my Twilight playlist on Spotify, but nonetheless, they make me feel mushy and gushy and grossly in love. Here’s to hoping you get to live out your rom-com dreams this weekend!
Valentine’s Day History
For our history enthusiasts reading this week’s blog, here’s a bit about Valentine’s Day. The specifics about Saint Valentine are quite contested. One legend tells the tale of Saint Valentine marrying young lovers after Emperor Claudius II banned marriage for young men in the name of making them better soldiers. While some believe that Valentine’s Day is in the middle of February to commemorate the saint’s death, others believe it was the Christian church trying to rewrite the Pagan celebration Lupercalia. Valentine sentiments date back to the Middle Ages, while written valentines appeared around 1400. Americans started swapping valentines around the early 1700s, and they became more mass-produced around the 1840s. Now, about 145 million Valentine’s Day cards are sent annually.
- Stubborn Love by The Lumineers
- Home by Edith Whiskers
- Lover Of The Light by Mumford & Sons
- Flightless Bird, American Mouth by Iron & Wine
- Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop by Landon Pigg
- I’m With You by Vance Joy
- The Night We Met by Lord Huron
- Sea of Love by Cat Power
- All I Want by Kodaline
- Turning Page by Sleeping At Last
- Even If It’s a Lie by Matt Maltese
- I’m Happy You Exist by Angus Maude
- Beach Baby by Bon Iver
- I Love You Too by Peter McPoland
- Sweet Creature by Harry Styles
