“The Power of Love”
Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Jumper“The Power of Love” is the music that accompanies the closing moment of Maggie O’Donnell and Marco Cavelli’s renewed relationship. Marco calls it their song, and as it begins, his embrace and Maggie’s visible relaxation turn the music into a shared expression of trust and commitment.
Designation as Their Song
Marco identifies the music as something already associated with the two of them: “I told you this would be our song,” he says as he kisses Maggie. His wording gives the song a personal history within their relationship, though the closing passage does not recount when or how it first acquired that association. Its return here marks the couple’s movement from uncertainty toward a relationship they are willing to begin together.
The Closing Scene
The song begins in a room described as full of joy and happiness. Marco takes Maggie into his arms, holds her tightly, whispers to her, and starts to sway. She smiles up at him and finally relaxes into his embrace, which she trusts will keep her from falling. A kiss and the music make the moment physical as well as verbal: their closeness is enacted through holding and movement, rather than left as a promise alone.
Narrative Significance
The song follows Marco’s appeal for Maggie to give their relationship a chance and his gift of a replacement copy of the illustrated Alice in Wonderland that was damaged in their first collision. Maggie calls the gift perfect and kisses him; the song then provides the closing image of their renewed intimacy. Its significance lies in this sequence: Marco’s remembered attention and declaration are answered by Maggie’s acceptance, while the shared music gives their decision a recurring, intimate form. The scene closes not with a specified plan for their future, but with the two of them together as their song begins.
