AT 35
At 35 he was elected to the Senate from Massachusetts; later he became the 35th president
JFK
Joe Biden's national political career began in 1972 when he was elected U.S. senator from this state
Delaware
How about "first year" instead of this term for students entering high school
freshmen
"You better watch out" for Bruce Springsteen's rockin' rendition of this Christmas classic, recorded live in 1975
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
A public celebration, perhaps at the Kennedy Center
a gala
He was 35 when he crowned himself emperor in 1804
Napoleon
A foot tall, he was introduced in 1964 & soon accounted for 2/3 of Hasbro's profits
G.I. Joe
Longcase clock is another way to refer to this antique
a grandfather clock
In 1947's "Miracle on 34th Street" Edmund Gwenn plays a character called this who claims to be the real Santa
Kris Kringle
It was originally a trade name used by the Otis Company
escalator
In 2017 China celebrated the 35th birthday of Xinxing, one of the world's oldest of these
a panda
He was a singer before winning an Oscar as Goodfella Tommy DeVito
Joe Pesci
These days, Rita prefers to be a parking enforcement officer rather than this antiquated term
a meter maid
There is a town of Santa Claus in this Midwest state that postmarks about half a million holiday cards each year
Indiana
Something done promptly & cheerfully is done with this
alacrity
He was a young man of 35 when he performed for inmates at Folsom Prison for a live album
Johnny Cash
Joe "The Boss" Masseria was a 1930s Mafia kingpin until whacked by a team led by this "charmed" killer
Lucky Luciano
A ship could embark on its first sailing rather than this traditional term
its maiden voyage
Tom Hanks voices Santa & the conductor in this 2004 animated favorite
The Polar Express
White ornamental stone
alabaster
"Full Fathom Five" was one of his earliest drip paintings a technique he took up when he was 35
Pollock
Former Republican politician Joe Scarborough hosted "Morning Joe" on this network
MSNBC
An equal-opportunity archvillain can call his employees lackeys or minions instead of this 8-letter word
henchmen
Our image of Santa is largely based on Harper's Weekly illustrations from the 1800s by this political cartoonist
Nast (thomas)
Collective name for the lands Down Under & some islands north of them
Australasia