Google is celebrating Valentine's Day with an animated doodle that tells the tale of a boy trying to win the affection of his crush - with the help of Google.

Set to "Cold Cold Heart" by Hank Williams, as performed by Tony Bennett, the cartoon doodle (below) follows a school-aged boy as he tries, without luck, to find the perfect Valentine's Day gift for the jump-roping object of his affection. He searches Google for flowers and chocolate, which are not a hit, before moving on to a dinosaur sweater, balloon animal, pie, and basically everything under the kitchen sink. Finally, he selects something that is actually of interest to her - the jump rope - and the two jump together with a brand-new red rope.

Last year, Google's Valentine's doodle came from pop artist Robert Indiana, who transformed the search giant's logo into a piece of pop art, reminiscient of his famous "Love" piece.

Today's holiday, meanwhile, is named after Saint Valentine. The celebration was established by Pope Gelasius in 496 A.D., though it was removed from the Roman calendar in 1969.

If you still haven't purchased the perfect gift for your significant other, check out 11 Geeky Valentine's Day Gifts Under $50. There's also Lovestagram, the Instagram hack that allows users to take their Instagram pictures and transform them into an e-card; not to mention the debut of Angry Birds on Facebook.

For the practical Valentine, there are also some security software deals.

For more on Google's doodles, meanwhile, see the slideshow above. One of the company's more popular doodles last year was a playable image in honor of musician Les Paul, which eventually got its own standalone site. The company has also honored Gumby creator Art Clokey, Muppets creator Jim Henson, Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, and Intel co-founder Robert Noyce.

In 2011, it was revealed that Google obtained a patent for its popular homepage doodles, covering "systems and methods for enticing users to access a Web site."