Which Holiday Sims 2 has the long beard

[Craigsters]

I'd like to know which Sims 2 holiday game is the one that has the long beard??

I noticed that there was two types of Sims 2 Holiday games, The Sims 2 Happy Holiday Stuff   and Sims 2 Holiday Pack? which is the one to buy???

[Venusy]

If you do not already have The Sims 2, buy (or "acquire") The Sims 2 Holiday Edition. If you do have The Sims 2, you want Happy Holiday Stuff or last year's Holiday Pack. All of them include the beard.

[travellersside]

There are 3 different options, arranged in order of increasing cost. Both 2 and 3 include the beard. Those who choose 1 will already have the beard.:

The mini-pack, which is a booster for those people who bought last year's holiday pack. Since you're asking about the contents of the various versions, you obviously don't have last year's, so don't get the minipack.

The next one is the Happy Holiday Stuff Pack. This is, like the stuff packs, an add-on, requiring The Sims 2 to be already installed, although you don't need any of the expansion packs for it to work. Since you're asking for content questions, I'm assuming that you already have the The Sims 2 installed, so this is what I'd recommend choosing.
I don't have it myself, but from what I hear it isn't a 'proper' stuff pack, i.e. the disk isn't required in order to play the game, and it doesn't add new loading screens and music. On the other hand, it actually contains more game content than the Stuff packs do - genuinely new content such as firecrackers, NPCs and so on. Hopefully, when they compiled this, EA fixed the bugs that last year's pack had.

Lastly, there's The Sims 2 Holiday Edition, which is The Sims 2 Original, bundled with the Happy Holiday Stuff Pack. Only get this if you don't already have the base game.

It's well worth looking around to see how cheaply you can get the Holiday Stuff Pack. DO NOT buy via the EA Downloader - it will cause you a lot of grief.

[Craigsters]

I have the Sims 2 right through to pets,  and Glamour Life Stuff, Family Fun Stuff!, but no games related to holidays yet!..

[Sleepycat]

I have the Sims 2 right through to pets,  and Glamour Life Stuff, Family Fun Stuff!, but no games related to holidays yet!..

then you would buy the "The Sims 2 Happy Holiday Stuff" pack, it's last years Holiday Pack plus new stuff

http://thesims2.ea.com/holiday/

[Craigsters]

Ok weird thing, couldn't find The Sims 2 Happy Holiday Stuff  pack at any of the stores here in Canada that carry video games, went to ToysRus and bought The Sims 2 Holiday Edition and it had a bonus holiday stuff pack included the game box said on it, it was more expensive then pet!..

[jrd]

That's because the Edition is a full copy of TS2, with HHS included.

[Craigsters]

Yea I noticed that when I opened it, and seen the same Sims 2  blue  diamond Icon that my DVD copy had, only difference is, this one I opened had four disk's!, if the DVD copy get's damaged, I have a backup copy now!..

[miros]

Or if your DVD drive goes south for the winter...

[Assmitten]

Hopefully, when they compiled this, EA fixed the bugs that last year's pack had.

HAHAHAHA! Oh, that's good. Tears, seriously. Thanks, I needed that.