A wonderful Christmas tradition in Canada. Read by Fireside Al Maitland. I remember hearing the very first broadcast in 1979
I received the same link that MightyGem posted. It is well worth a read, before listening to the story:
The Shepherd?a Canadian Christmas Classic > Vintage Wings of Canada
It has some great pictures. Here's one:
Here is a link to an As It Happens interview with Frederick Forsyth in 2015:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens...tion-1.3260571
The interview starts at 17:40 and there is a discussion of "The Shepherd" at 25:20.