It may seem that Christmas is still weeks away, however, you may be surprised to know that some of the last posting dates for Christmas have already passed.  It is already too late to send international surface mail to most of the world, with the exception of Western Europe.  Surface mail is the cheap parcel delivery service offered by the post office, international air mail deliveries by the post office can sometimes be quite expensive so we would recommend that you get everything boxed and weighed up  with time to spare, this way you can also check out the prices being offered by the parcel couriers and carriers, to get the best buy you can.