--- title: "10 Play Christmas Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Play Christmas quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Play Christmas sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a1/luka-doncic-6050_always_i-ve-always-wanted-to-play-on-christmas_1510028.jpg" --- > [I've always wanted to play on Christmas Day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luka-doncic/i-ve-always-wanted-to-play-on-christmas-day/) [Luka Doncic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luka-doncic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a1/luka-doncic-6050_always_i-ve-always-wanted-to-play-on-christmas_1510028.jpg) > [The earliest you can play Christmas music is on Thanksgiving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tinashe/the-earliest-you-can-play-christmas-music-is-on-thanksgiving/) [Tinashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tinashe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f2/tinashe-13281_christmas_the-earliest-you-can-play-christmas-musi_1581457.jpg) > [I was in Atlanta for nine years and we never got to play on Christmas Day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-horford/i-was-in-atlanta-for-nine-years-and-we-never-got-to-play-on-christmas/) [Al Horford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-horford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/al-horford-5646_atlanta_i-was-in-atlanta-for-nine-years-and-we-n_2514193.jpg) > [It's obviously a blessing to be able to play on Christmas Night, the one big night everyone watches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-barnes/it-s-obviously-a-blessing-to-be-able-to-play-on-christmas-night-the/) [Matt Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-barnes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ad/matt-barnes-6673_big_it-s-obviously-a-blessing-to-be-able-to_1565452.jpg) > [My sister loves to play Christmas music - especially Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' - that's definitely the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oti-mabuse/my-sister-loves-to-play-christmas-music-especially-mariah-carey-s-all/) [Oti Mabuse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oti-mabuse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26b/oti-mabuse-19958_best_my-sister-loves-to-play-christmas-music_1589016.jpg) > [Every Christmas my hometown radio station would always play 'Christmas In Dixie' by Alabama. I always remember lovin' that song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenny-chesney/every-christmas-my-hometown-radio-station-would-always-play-christmas/) [Kenny Chesney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenny-chesney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/486/kenny-chesney-2066_alabama_every-christmas-my-hometown-radio-statio_3159135.png) > [It's very different, because in Portugal we don't play during the Christmas holidays. But I think it's very good for the fans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rui-patricio/it-s-very-different-because-in-portugal-we-don-t-play-during-the/) [Rui Patricio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rui-patricio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a61/rui-patricio-23783_christmas_it-s-very-different-because-in-portugal_2584126.jpg) > [Christmas Day was special because everybody is watching at home. That's what I loved about Christmas Day because it shined the spotlight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/christmas-day-was-special-because-everybody-is-watching-at-home-that/) [Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9d/magic-johnson-2707_christmas_christmas-day-was-special-because-everyb_2713599.jpg) > [You have to take the good with the bad and if you have to play over Christmas you have to. We have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-noble/you-have-to-take-the-good-with-the-bad-and-if-you-have-to-play-over/) [Mark Noble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-noble/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa2/mark-noble-10637_christmas_you-have-to-take-the-good-with-the-bad-a_2619704.jpg) > [I hate to say it, but Christmas as a kid was always a moneymaking venture for me. I played trumpet, and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tesh/i-hate-to-say-it-but-christmas-as-a-kid-was-always-a-moneymaking/) [John Tesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a32/john-tesh-11469_always_i-hate-to-say-it-but-christmas-as-a-kid_2388077.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play-christmas/#itemlist", "name": "Play Christmas Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've always wanted to play on Christmas Day.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Luka Doncic" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luka-doncic/i-ve-always-wanted-to-play-on-christmas-day/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a1/luka-doncic-6050_always_i-ve-always-wanted-to-play-on-christmas_1510028.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a1/luka-doncic-6050_always_i-ve-always-wanted-to-play-on-christmas_1510028.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a1/luka-doncic-6050_always_i-ve-always-wanted-to-play-on-christmas_1510028.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've always wanted to play on Christmas Day.” — Luka Doncic", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The earliest you can play Christmas music is on Thanksgiving.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tinashe" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tinashe/the-earliest-you-can-play-christmas-music-is-on-thanksgiving/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f2/tinashe-13281_christmas_the-earliest-you-can-play-christmas-musi_1581457.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f2/tinashe-13281_christmas_the-earliest-you-can-play-christmas-musi_1581457.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f2/tinashe-13281_christmas_the-earliest-you-can-play-christmas-musi_1581457.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The earliest you can play Christmas music is on Thanksgiving.” — Tinashe", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was in Atlanta for nine years and we never got to play on Christmas Day.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Al Horford" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-horford/i-was-in-atlanta-for-nine-years-and-we-never-got-to-play-on-christmas/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/al-horford-5646_atlanta_i-was-in-atlanta-for-nine-years-and-we-n_2514193.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/al-horford-5646_atlanta_i-was-in-atlanta-for-nine-years-and-we-n_2514193.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/al-horford-5646_atlanta_i-was-in-atlanta-for-nine-years-and-we-n_2514193.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was in Atlanta for nine years and we never got to play on Christmas Day.” — Al Horford", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's obviously a blessing to be able to play on Christmas Night, the one big night everyone watches.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Matt Barnes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-barnes/it-s-obviously-a-blessing-to-be-able-to-play-on-christmas-night-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ad/matt-barnes-6673_big_it-s-obviously-a-blessing-to-be-able-to_1565452.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ad/matt-barnes-6673_big_it-s-obviously-a-blessing-to-be-able-to_1565452.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ad/matt-barnes-6673_big_it-s-obviously-a-blessing-to-be-able-to_1565452.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's obviously a blessing to be able to play on Christmas Night, the one big night everyone watches.” — Matt Barnes", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My sister loves to play Christmas music - 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