A Carol Symphony
Album by Christian Victor Hely-Hutchinson & The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Gavin Sutherland
A Carol Symphony is a symphonic suite by Victor Hely-Hutchinson, composed in 1927. The work weaves traditional Christmas carol melodies into orchestral movements and choral textures, representing a lighter, pastoral strand within his output that bridges hymn-like harmonies and early 20th-century orchestral colour.
First released: 2002

Tracklist
- 1.Improvisations on Christmas Carols: I. Allegro (God rest ye merry gentlemen)2:22
- 2.Improvisations on Christmas Carols: II. Andante non troppo (Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen)2:47
- 3.Improvisations on Christmas Carols: III. Slowly (Past three o'clock)2:34
- 4.Improvisations on Christmas Carols: IV. Moderato (I saw three ships)2:30
- 5.Improvisations on Christmas Carols: V. Allegro (Ding dong merrily on high / Unto us a boy is born)2:26
- 6.A Carol Symphony: I. Allegro energico (Adeste fideles)4:11
- 7.A Carol Symphony: II. Scherzo: Allegro molto moderato (God rest ye merry gentlemen)6:05
- 8.A Carol Symphony: III. Andante quasi lento e cantabile (The Coventry Carol / The First Nowell)8:43
- 9.A Carol Symphony: IV. Allegro energico come prima (Here we come a-wassailing / Adeste fideles)5:47
- 10.Bethlehem Down, a carol for strings4:12
- 11.Wassail Dances (1978): I. Vivace (Somerset wassail)2:22
- 12.Wassail Dances (1978): II. Andantino (Yorkshire wassail)3:02
- 13.Wassail Dances (1978): III. Vivace (Glouchestershire wassail)2:39
- 14.A Christmas Carol Symphony: I. Vivace (Deck the Halls / Ding dong merrily on high / God rest ye merry gentlemen)6:07
- 15.A Christmas Carol Symphony: II. Andante tranquillo (Away in a manger / Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen)4:26
- 16.A Christmas Carol Symphony: III. Allegretto (Past three o'clock / Now the holly bears a berry / The holly and the ivy)2:58
- 17.A Christmas Carol Symphony: IV. Rondo finale (On Christmas Night / I saw three ships / Christians awake / We wish you a merry Christmas)5:29