Little Altar Boy

Infobox Single
Name = Little Altar Boy


Caption =
Artist = The Carpenters
from Album = "An Old-Fashioned Christmas"
A-side = "Little Altar Boy"
B-side = "Do You Hear What I Hear?"
Released = 1984
Format = 7" single
Recorded = 1978
Genre = Pop
Label = A&M Records
1940
Writer = Howlett Peter Smith
Producer = Richard Carpenter
Certification =
Chart position = * NC (U.S. Billboard Hot 100)
* NC (U.S. Adult Contemporary Charts)
Last single = "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore" (1983)
This single = "Little Altar Boy" (1984)
Next single = "Honolulu City Lights" (1986)
Type = studio

"Little Altar Boy" is a song by the popular group The Carpenters.It was popularized by the Carpenters in 1983. Its B-side was "Do You Hear What I Hear", a song released on the "An Old-Fashioned Christmas" album in 1984. This single was more of a promotional single for the album and did not receive any chart status. There was no music video shot for this song.

"Little Altar Boy" was written not later than 1961, first a hit by adult-contemporary performer Vic Dana. Andy Williams and Glen Campbell recorded the song in 1960s Christmas albums.