Nick Saban traded playoff prep for family time — and a hilarious Christmas card.

One of the main reasons former Alabama head coach Nick Saban hung up the whistle  was to be able to spend more time with family. Especially at this time of year when he’d normally be gearing up for a playoff or national title game.

While he’s certainly been able to spend more quality time with family, it doesn’t mean there hasn’t been some holiday hijinks going on in the Saban household. More specifically, the Saban family Christmas card.

During an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show,” Saban was asked about an infamous edition of the yearly card — in which he was playing an accordion. Saban assured McAfee the Christmas card was not pre-approved by him.

“I did,” Saban said, when asked if he actually plays the accordion. “My grandma Saban made us actually all learn how to play accordion when we were kids. One of the reasons why I started playing ball when I was nine years old was to get out of going to accordion lessons.”

At that point, McAfee’s crew pulled out a close-up image of the Christmas card, which featured the musical Sabans, and the host pressed the legendary head coach on the logistics of the picture.

“I had nothing to do with it!” Saban said. “Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone, but you don’t need to see me playing accordion!”

It’s safe to say, fans have gotten to see a whole different side of Saban since he called it a career coaching wise. One thing’s for sure, it has produced some glorious content.