Rushing to get those holiday cards and packages in the mail? U.S. Postal Service spokeswoman Elizabeth Najduch, says they expect to process and deliver more than 12 billion pieces of mail from now through New Year's.

“December 13^th through 18^th is the busiest week of the year for postal workers, it's the busiest for shipping and delivery.” Najduch said.

Najduch says go to USPS.com for information on the dates to have items mailed by domestically and internationally.