Little Altar Boy

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"Little Altar Boy"
Single by Carpenters
from the album An Old-Fashioned Christmas
B-side	"Do You Hear What I Hear?"
Released	1984
Recorded	1978
Genre	Pop, seasonal
Label	A&M 1940
Songwriter(s)	Howlett Peter Smith
Producer(s)	Richard Carpenter
Carpenters singles chronology
"Now" (1984) "Little Altar Boy" (1984) "Honolulu City Lights" (1986)

"Little Altar Boy" is a song written by Howlett Peter Smith,^[1] in 1961 and first recorded that year by vocalist Vic Dana for his album This Is Vic Dana. In an introspective moment, Dana performs this quiet song in the 1962 musical-comedy film Don't Knock the Twist.