A Carol Symphony III. The Coventry Carol - The First Nowell - arr. by Paul Noble by Paul Noble published on 2020-08-25T19:14:50Z Victor Hely-Hutchinson is best known for his Carol Symphony, composed in 1927, from which the third movement was used for the title music of the 1943 Children's Hour and 1984 BBC children's television adaptation of John Masefield's The Box of Delights, in particular the variation on the theme of The First Nowell. The first movement is based on O come, all ye faithful, with the second movement being based on God rest ye merry Gentlemen. The third movement includes The Coventry Carol and The First Nowell, with the final movement concluding with Here we come a-wassailing and a return to O come, all ye faithful. The movements may be performed separately. Genre Christmas, Classical Comment by . Thank you for arranging this symphony for Concert Band. I discovered this a few years ago and listen to it more than other standard wind band christmas rep. 2022-11-10T23:21:12Z