Love was in the air Thursday, Feb. 14 at St. Andrews Village.

With the fourth and fifth grade chorus from Wiscasset Elementary School lined up on risers, Bob Drury, the home’s marketing manager, grabbed his wife, Carole, by the shoulders and asked a question of the kids: “Should I kiss her?”

Note-perfect, they responded: “No!” He did it anyway, planting a smacker on her cheek. The preamble over, the show began. Carole Drury, the music teacher at WES, led 37 of her students through a 12-song program that touched on the many emotions and flavors and lights of love, regaling about 25 St. Andrews Village residents with tunes that were, by turns, funny and whimsical, sweet and silly. Most of the songs came with choreography, with the kids rocking in place and waving their hands along with Carole Drury. Hearty applause followed each number.

Here’s a recap:

“Would You Be My Valentine?”

Fast fact: While Valentine’s Day is commonly associated with romantic love, its beginnings are as a Christian day of feasting. Also: though it is celebrated worldwide, it’s not an official holiday in any country.

“Let Music Surround You”

Fast fact: This popular children’s song is one of several the chorus sang in the round.

“Skidamarink”

Fast fact: This song was one of two performed that had pure gibberish in the title, was written for the 1910 Broadway production “The Echo.”

“Let Us Sing Together”

Fast fact: This song’s origins are in what is now the Czech Republic. 

“Viva Valentine”

Fast fact: OK, fast opinion. It’s too bad Elvis Presley never did a rendition of this one, because you know it would have been gold.

“Friends Are Like Diamonds”

Fast fact: This gentle number reinforced that Valentine’s Day isn’t just about romantic love, it’s about the love of friends, too. This was a big hit with the crowd.

“Stand by Me”

Fast fact: This Ben E. King classic, instantly recognizable to many attendees, shares its title with the 1986 film adaptation of a Stephen King short story, “The Body,” set in Maine. (Alas, the movie was filmed in Oregon.)

“One Bottle of Pop”

Fast fact: Another song performed in the round, this was both a jaunty tune and an odd treatise on private property rights and seafood consumption. Seriously.

“I Made a Valentine”

Fast fact: It was bordered in white.

“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”

Fast fact: If you want to go out with a bang, turn to “Mary Poppins.” At 34 letters long, this wouldn’t be the longest word in the English language, even if it were a real word. But let’s face it: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters) isn’t nearly as mellifluous.

The chorus’s appearance was a one-off, but Carole Drury said she and the kids would be happy to revive it for other audiences. She can be contacted at WES.

“We’re always looking for places to perform,” she said.