Soul Train
The 3rd Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
TV Flash files “The 3rd Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest” as hour 972 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 30, episode 1, aired 2000-11-20, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S30E01: listed hour 972 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 2 of 33 in season 30. It aired 2000-11-20 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The 6th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards” (S30E00). Next is “The 15th Annual Soul Train Music Awards” (S30E02). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The 3rd Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest sit in the Soul Train guide?
S30E01 is listed hour 972 of 1134 — hour 2 of 33 in season 30, season 30 episode 1.
When did Soul Train S30E01 air?
The 3rd Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest aired 2000-11-20 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I watch from 1971 in order?
No. It is a music-and-dance series, not a plot. Sample eras for the guests and the Line; Cornelius's classic hosting years are the brand center.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Don Cornelius promises the hippest trip in America and delivers the national dance party corporate TV had under-served: guests, fashion, the Line, scrambleboard kids who became famous. Syndicated Black music television as cultural archive from 1971 deep into the 2000s. Velvet baritone as the rope.
Chicago, 1971: Don Cornelius promises a hip trip across America and delivers the most important dance party in television history, then keeps delivering it until 2006. Soul Train began locally, went to national syndication, and ran thirty-five seasons, more than a thousand hours, putting Black music, fashion, and the Soul Train Line into living rooms corporate television had long under-served. Artists performed. Dancers — including scrambleboard kids who became famous — moved the culture forward. Cornelius…
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- Don Cornelius as Host
Don Cornelius promised the hippest trip in America on Soul Train — guests, fashion, the Line, scrambleboard kids who became famous, syndicated Black music television as cultural archive from 1971 deep into the 2000s. Velvet baritone as a…