What child is this? Jesus! This was the first trio Brynlee, Jacey and Kyler played together.

“We love the message of this song and how we feel when we play it! Jesus brings us peace and hope. He loves us, and we love Him!”

In the summer of 2024, Shalese had the idea of the kids preparing a trio of “What Child Is This” for Christmas. It seemed ambitious! But they had all been improving so much on their instruments, and it felt like a wonderful challenge and opportunity for them. So I wrote a simple—but challenging enough—arrangement for each of their instruments, and they started practicing.

They worked so hard on this song, and we’ve all been blessed by it.

Shalese, Jacey’s mom, also had a vision of an epic soundtrack and a beautiful video for this inspiring song. The kids recorded each of their instruments in our home studio, and Dave and Daniel, our awesome producers, helped build a fitting soundtrack to accompany them.

On a very cold day, the kids gave the gift of their time to play this inspiring song one more time—with grandpas and dads moving pianos, Kylie (Brynlee’s mom) filming, moms directing, and siblings patiently waiting. It’s always a team effort.

Kyler: “Jesus is the reason we have everything we have. He created everything and thought of every detail. We are so thankful for all He has done, and we play for Him…”

This recording is an instrumental trio for piano, violin and cello. “What Child Is This” pairs William Chatterton Dix’s Christmas words with the traditional English melody “Greensleeves.”

Arrangement: Kimberly Kofoed

Words: William Chatterton Dix
Melody: Traditional English, “Greensleeves”

Piano: Brynlee
Violin: Jacey
Cello: Kyler

Production: Kimberly Kofoed, Dave Zimmerman / Noisebox and Daniel Blomberg

Instrument recording: Kofoed family home studio
Filmed by Kylie