Skating

from the animated holiday TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas

For clarinet quartet

🎄🎄🎄Delight your audiences with this intermediate arrangement for clarinet quartet of Vince Guaraldi's holiday classic "Skating" from the holiday TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas--instantly downloadable for your next holiday performance. The arrangement is perfect for holiday gatherings, events, recitals, parties, or caroling gigs. It was written for most ensembles, from advanced high school quartets to amateur groups to college ensembles and professional quartets. My clarinet quartets are written with equally weighted parts so that all Bb's play melody, harmony, and technical passages/obbligatos.

🎄Vince Guaraldi's classic holiday tune was first seen in the 1965 animated TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas. This charming tune opens the show and features a delightful, upbeat jazz waltz with playful, cascading thirds that musically depict children ice skating in winter. It continues to invoke happy childhood memories of watching this short film annually with the whole family. This arrangement was written for most advanced ensembles, ranging from college ensembles to professional quartets. Although first written for a studio orchestra, this transcription for clarinet quartet works quite well and is sure to amuse and inspire your audiences and warm their hearts.

You-Tube score-following video of “Skating,” from A Charlie Brown Christmas, arranged for clarinet quartet by Mark A. Craig/Craig Music Publishers

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🎄Updated 13 October 2026