Sally Brown, a successful children's book author and Army widow loses her late husband's German Shepherd, Buddy, only to later find him adopted by a new family - single father Mark Green and his teenage daughter Emma. Each finds a sense of Christmas spirit as they struggle to decide with whom the dog really belongs.
Unfortunately the movie The Christmas Shepherd is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Michael J. Murray | Writer |
| Directing | Terry Ingram | Director |
| Production | Gerald W. Abrams | Executive Producer |
| Production | Allen Lewis | Executive Producer |
| Production | Marnie Termuende | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael J. Waldron | Executive Producer |
| Production | Harvey Kahn | Producer |
| Production | Dawn Knight | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Michael Shepard | Supervising Producer |
