Well, Christmas is almost upon us. Living in New Jersey, we always think about what might be the most dramatic moment in American history: Washington's crossing of the Delaware and the Battle of Trenton. One of my more recent paintings shows a Hessian soldier with old Trenton Barracks in the background.

As a kid I had the National Geographic series of music from various stages in American History and the Revolutionary War album contained a ballad of the Battle of Trenton. It sounded pretty authentic to me and had a haunting melody. I still have that record, scratched though it is, but nothing to play it on! I couldn't find a digital version either. However, I did find the lyrics. So, I give you The Battle of Trenton.