The holidays are a busy time, especially for those delivering letters and packages. The United States Postal Service has posted recommended send-by dates for delivery before December 25th. For domestic mail December 20th is the deadline for first-class or priority mail service, December 22nd is the priority mail express service deadline, and the United States Postal Service retail ground is December 14th. For most military mail the holiday shipping deadline for first-class mail service is December 11th and for Priority Mail Express Military Service it is December 18th.

It is recommended that letters to Santa be placed in the mail this weekend. Parents, for details on how to make sure it gets to the North Pole and to help Santa send a response letter click here.