Fantasia on Christmas Carols is a 1912 work for baritone, chorus, and orchestra by the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. It was first performed on September 12, 1912, at the Three Choirs Festival at Hereford Cathedral, conducted by Vaughan Williams himself with baritone Campbell McInnes. This single-movement piece lasts about twelve minutes and features English folk carols, including “The truth sent from above,” “Come all you worthy gentlemen,” and the Sussex Carol, which Vaughan Williams collected with his friend Cecil Sharp. These folk songs are interspersed with orchestral quotations from other carols, such as The First Nowell. This early work remains popular among choral societies and is sometimes paired with his longer Christmas composition, Hodie, from 1954. There are different versions of the Fantasia, including one that uses strings and organ instead of an orchestra. A purely orchestral version was performed by the NBC Symphony in 1943. Tim Laughlin and Todd Parrish have also created arrangements for different ensembles, showcasing its versatility.