Father Time

Father Time is an NPC featured in The Sims 2: Happy Holiday Stuff. He looks as an old man who has long beard and holds an hourglass. He will appear when a Sim throws a New Year's Bash. A New Year's Bash can be thrown by clicking the phone and choose Throw Party... New Year's Bash (Since The Sims 2: Happy Holiday Stuff was released earlier than The Sims 2: Apartment Life, the party can't be thrown in an apartment lot). The Party is somewhat different from normal House Party, because the party will always start at 8 P.M.. Beware, if you throw a party before it gets dark, Police Officer will shut down your party at 11 P.M.. Therefore, you must throw the party between 7 P.M. and 8 P.M..

In New Year's Bash, your Sims and the guests will autonomously make ruckus and noise. Sometimes other Sims will react to it. At 11 P.M., the Father Time will arrive. He will be standing on the sidewalk, so you need to call him over. The only interaction available for Father Time is talk... and call over, no matter how close your Sim is to him. Around midnight (24 P.M.), he will start making ruckus. All Sims will join with him. After a while, he will turn into Toddler New Year. The Toddler New Year can do interaction like Adult Sims even though he's a Toddler. He will fade away shortly and disappear just before your party ends.

Trivia

 * Regardless of date, your Sim can throw New Year's Bash on any day.
 * Unlike other unselectable NPCs, your Sim will have memories meeting Father Time although you don't have relationship with him in relationship panel. This is also like Santa Claus.
 * If your New Year's Bash is shut down at police at 11 P.M. when the Father Time also arrives, he will immediately leave.