February has almost sprung up on us, and our must-haves for the month are not winter parkas nor warm blankets, wine nor whiskey, but rather the seasonal delights we look forward to all year long: Spangler Candy Company s Sweethearts Candies. The Sweethearts Candies brand, which dates back to 1902, decided to mix things up this year by releasing new heart candies featuring 21 sayings inspired by popular love song lyrics from the last seven decades, per a company press release. (Fear not, the regular rotation of quotes like Be Mine, Hug Me, and Cutie Pie will still be in the mix.) There have been hundreds of sayings featured on Sweethearts Candies over the years, but after a year unlike any other, we knew we wanted to add a high note to the season, said Diana Eschhofen, Spangler Candy s Director, Corporate Communications in the same media statement. Opening or exchanging a box of Sweethearts uniquely encourages connection in a way that sparks feelings of cheer, happiness and
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By KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News
(NEW YORK) Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and a new riff on Sweethearts’ iconic confections brings 21 love song titles to the mix of sugary sayings.
Spangler Candy Company, the family-owned and operated confectionery manufacturer announced exclusively to ABC News’
Good Morning America on Tuesday that it has created a new setlist of sweet messages, inspired by the most celebrated love songs from past generations.
The heart-shaped pastel candies will include song titles like “My Girl,” “I’m Yours,” “At Last,” Sugar Sugar,” “Crazy in Love,” “10,000 Hours” and more.
“We want some cheerfulness, happiness and nostalgia, so we came up with the idea to create sayings inspired by our favorite heart-themed songs through the decades to be reminded of the melody,” Diana Eschhofen, Spangler Candy’s director of corporate communications told
Iconic Sweethearts conversation hearts have new, musical things to say for Valentine’s Day 2021
Updated Jan 26, 2021;
Posted Jan 26, 2021
Spangler Candy Company says its Sweethearts conversation hearts will have new sayings based on 21 iconic songs from history for Valentine s Day 2021.
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The iconic conversation hearts we all know and love have some new things to say for Valentine’s Day 2021 and those sayings may sound familiar.
Spangler Candy Company said today that “Sweethearts Candies are returning for Valentine’s Day 2021 with new sayings inspired by the most celebrated love songs from each generation alongside the familiar sayings like “Be mine”, “Hug me” and “Cutie Pie”.
Necco Wafer candies hit the market in 1847, and other than a short hiatus between 2018 and 2020, they ve sold steadily ever since. Keith Beaty/Toronto Star via Getty Images
Sugarplums whatever the heck they are positively dance through kids heads at the end of the year. Figgy pudding again, what? is evidently, according to the somewhat beloved Christmas carol, high on some people s wish list.
But Necco Wafers? They ve been around for more than a century and a half, still wrapped in their familiar wax package, and nobody breaks out in song about them. At any time of the year. It s a seasonal shame.