angels
The angels told the shepherds that a Savior, who is Christ the Lord, had been born in Bethlehem and they could find him wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.
They were first fearful of them, but the angels told them to not fear them because Jesus had been born
The star shone and that is how the shepherds found out that Jesus was going to be born
The shepherds learned of Jesus' birth through an angel who appeared to them while they were out in the fields watching over their flock during the night. The angel told them the good news of the birth of the Savior and directed them to find the baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger in Bethlehem.
Because angels told the shepherds that Jesus was born and is now put in a manger.
The angel told the shepherds in the field about the birth of Jesus and where to find him in a manger in Bethlehem.
Angel Gabriel told Mary she was going to have a child
The biblical account (Luke 2:8-15) does not provide the name of the angel who announced the birth of Jesus to the shepherds.
Yes, according to the Bible, the angels told the shepherds that they would find baby Jesus wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger, which is a feeding trough for animals typically found in a stable.
The only people that we know the names of are Mary and Joseph. The shepherds came the night of His birth, but we aren't told their names. The magi (wise men) came later, and we aren't told their names either. The story is in Matthew 2 and Luke 2.
God always used simple people for his work like shepherds an fishermen.