Byers' Choice

Byers’ Choice Ltd. is an American family-owned and -operated manufacturer of Christmas figures and holiday decorations located in Chalfont, Pennsylvania.

Joyce Byers, a former fashion designer and artist, created her first Carolers after a trip to London where she saw winter scenes on display in many shop windows.

With the help of her husband Robert and their two sons, Joyce spent the next several autumns making new Carolers to give as gifts for friends and family members.

[6] The family and their employees set up shop amid sheep and geese in their barnyard and made as many Carolers as they could to send to stores during the upcoming Christmas.

[7] Byers’ Choice Ltd. was formally created several years later, in 1978,[5] and the company soon after hired a national sales representative and began selling the Carolers across the country.

The company has also created a number of specialty pieces based on classic stories including Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and the ballet The Nutcracker.