The year is 1957. An RAF pilot is heading home from Germany for Christmas. Fog sets in, and all radio communication is lost...

As we have nearly every Christmas Eve since 1979, As it Happens presents Fireside Al's classic reading of "The Shepherd", by Frederick Forsyth.

Tune in to CBC Radio on Friday, Dec. 23 at 6:30pm (7 in NL) to hear "The Shepherd". Or, you can listen on demand above.