Little Altar Boy
| "Little Altar Boy" | ||||
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| Single by The Carpenters | ||||
| from the album An Old-Fashioned Christmas | ||||
| B-side | "Do You Hear What I Hear?" | |||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label |
A&M 1940 | |||
| Writer(s) | Howlett Peter Smith | |||
| Producer(s) | Richard Carpenter | |||
| The Carpenters singles chronology | ||||
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"Little Altar Boy" is a song by the popular group The Carpenters. 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 a promotional single for the album and did not receive any chart status. There was no music video shot for this song.
History
"Little Altar Boy" was written in 1961, first a hit by vocalist Vic Dana. In an introspective moment, this quiet song appears in the 1962 film Don't Knock the Twist. Andy Williams and Glen Campbell recorded the song on 1960s Christmas albums.
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Little Altar Boy was written by Howlett P. Smith who recently changed the title to, "Little Holy Child", due to the situation in the Catholic Church as it pertains to priests and altar boys.