312 days until Christmas!

That's...10 months, 9 days, 21 hours, 24 minutes and 39 seconds!

Based on a local time of 2026-02-15 02:35:20

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Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night (Epiphany Eve) is the last night of the Twelve Days of Christmas. In the UK we regard that as the 6th of January, and this is the day that your decorations should come down. Check out this BBC article for more.

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UK Last Posting Dates

Here are the latest estimated posting dates for all services to UK addresses.

Royal Mail 2nd Class	Monday 11 December
Royal Mail 1st Class	Friday 15 December
Royal Mail Special Delivery	Wednesday 20 December
Parcelforce Worldwide express48	Wednesday 20 December
Parcelforce Worldwide express24	Thursday 21 December