They Might Be Giants 的《Santa's Beard》是一首别具一格的圣诞歌曲，收录于他们2004年的专辑中。这首歌以第一人称的视角，讲述了一个男人眼看妻子对圣诞老人表示出过分热情，内心逐渐滋生嫉妒的故事。歌词充斥了黑色幽默，例如“I saw my baby wearing Santa's beard / she kissed him once and whispered in his ear”，让人忍俊不禁的同时，也体会到主人公的微妙情感。

歌曲配景与情感：

这首歌巧妙地将圣诞节的欢乐氛围与婚姻中的不平安感相结合，创造出一种独特的听觉体验。歌中主人公的嫉妒并非是出于实际的不忠，而是源于他对妻子情感变革的担忧，以及对传统节日中“圣诞老人”这一角色的不信任。歌曲以一种轻松幽默的方式，探讨了婚姻关系中的信任、嫉妒和沟通等问题。

弹奏技巧分析：

这个吉他谱采取的是较为简单的和弦进行，适合初学者练习。歌曲主要使用 C, D, G, A, Em, F 等常用和弦。需要注意的是和弦之间的转换要流畅，尤其是 C 和 D 之间的转换，以及 F 和 G 之间的转换。在副歌部分，注意Am 和 F 和弦的节奏变革。可以考试考试使用分歧的节奏型来演绎这首歌，例如分解和弦或扫弦。

这首歌的旋律简单上口，非常适合在圣诞节期间与朋友们一起弹唱。不妨用这首另类的圣诞歌曲，为你的节日增添一份独特的色彩！

示范乐谱：

Santa's Beard by They Might Be Giants

[Convention: each chord is two beats/half a measure.  A dash indicates that
the chord is held for another two beats; two chords with a slash between
them are held for one beat/a quarter of a measure each.]
1.
|: C         D        G               A
Once a year my friend puts on a red suit
C             D         G         A
and hangs around with me and my wife
C            D                  Em     -
but lately I've been feeling jealous
F              -            G  - :|
each time she climbs on his knee
And she stands beneath the mistletoe screaming
for him to stand beneath the mistletoe screaming
now I can't help but feeling jealous
each time she climbs on his knee
why must she climb on his knee
Chorus:
C           D            G           -
I saw my baby wearing Santa's beard
C                 D                 G       -
she kissed him once and whispered in his ear
C           D            G           -
I saw my baby wearing Santa's beard
Am           -            F            -
I wish he would go - he's breaking up my home
2.
She always had this twisted side to her
but she'd never drag my name around town
but lately she's been humming cheating songs
and I don't like that fat guy around
no I don't like that fat guy around
(Chorus)
Coda:
C D G A
D
-E.M.