CREATE TABLE table_35598 ("Length of game" TEXT, "Date" TEXT, "Away team" TEXT, "Score" TEXT, "Home team" TEXT)

Who is the away team for the game played on December 24, 1977?
SELECT "Away team" FROM table_35598 WHERE "Date" = 'december 24, 1977'
SELECT "Away team" FROM "table_35598" WHERE "Date" = 'december 24, 1977'