It looks like we are going to see a very busy day on Sunday on the roads.

 Unusually mild weather around most of the nation and the rarity of Christmas and the start of Hanukkah on the same date — Sunday — may boost holiday travel to record levels this weekend.

 The time between Christmas and New Year’s normally is the busiest U.S. travel period of the year. AAA estimates that 63.5 million Americans will go 50 miles or more from home this holiday season. That’s 1.8% more than last year’s all-time high of 62.4 million travelers.

Of those, 51.5 million are expected to drive, and almost 8.8 million are flying, said AAA spokesman Justin McNaull.

51 million on the roads, be careful with the eggnog and drive safely.

And Merry Christmas.