Songs Written by Leon JesselTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Leon Jessel, or Léon Jessel (22 January 1871 – 4 January 1942), was a German composer of operettas and light classical music pieces. Today he is best known internationally as the composer of the popular jaunty march The Parade of the Tin Soldiers, also known as The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers. Jessel was a prolific composer who wrote hundreds of light orchestral pieces, piano pieces, songs, waltzes, mazurkas, marches, choruses, and other salon music. He achieved considerable acclaim with... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Leon Jessel first charted in 1922 with Parade of the Wooden Soldiers.The artist placed 4 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 3 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.