The weather outside may be starting to get frightful, but lucky for us along with the cold comes cheerful holiday music to brighten those winter nights. Case in point is Craig Chee and Sarah Maisel’s new holiday album, Christmas Island. A collection of festive Christmas music classics performed on ukulele, the album is set to release November 29, 2019

These ukulele masters teach our popular and fast-growing ArtistWorks Ukulele online music lesson courses, and have been playing and teaching the instrument for 15 years. Craig and Sarah’s ukulele course with ArtistWorks covers everything from ukulele tuning to ukulele chords, strumming techniques and so much more. Now they’re sharing their love of the instrument with a joyous collection to add to your Christmas music playlist.

Sarah shares, “We are super excited about our holiday album. Folks have asked us to do one for several years now, and it’s finally coming to fruition. Craig and I are taking some of our favorite holiday classics, like ‘Let it Snow, Let it Snow,’ ‘White Christmas’ and ‘Oh Chanukah Oh Chanukah’ and putting our own spin on them. We’ve really enjoyed arranging these tunes, and it is shaping up to be a very fun album."

With the album, Craig and Sarah have created some lovely music gift packages that include items like straps, stockings, beautiful ribbon leis and even two amazing holiday quilts, all made by Sarah’s own hand! In addition, you can order a digital songbook with ukulele tabs and backing tracks so that you can learn how to play them yourself.

Craig Chee and Sarah Maisel have made an incredible splash in the ukulele scene with their complementing styles and vocal harmonies. Craig and Sarah have been featured at ukulele festivalsl cruises and events all over the world including Cairns and the Sunshine Coast Australia, Cheltenham and Huddersfield UK, Vancouver, Tokyo, Berlin, Brussels, Honolulu, and all over the continental US. Both feel very fortunate to have been featured on the cover of ‘Ukulele Magazine’. Their love of teaching has blossomed into a successful Online Ukulele School with Artistworks; the joy for music and teaching always follows them wherever they travel.

You can pre-order Christmas Island right now so that you’re the first on your block to get the music and other goodies. Pre-orders will end on November 28, so order yours now right here.

Plus, if you want to experience the inspiration of creating music with Craig and Sarah in person, check out their retreat in San Diego coming in August 2020.

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