MARIETTA, Ga. - With both Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve falling on a Sunday this year, revelers in many states will have to stock up a day early if they want to celebrate at home by raising a glass of champagne or some well-aged scotch.
Many states still have Sunday "blue laws" that restrict the sale of alcohol on the Sabbath at liquor stores and supermarkets.
Georgia, Connecticut and Indiana ban the Sunday sale of any alcohol for off-premises consumption. Other states, such as Minnesota, Oklahoma and Utah, permit the sale of only weaker, low-alcohol beer on Sundays. Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Kansas and South Carolina are among the states that allow local communities to make their own Sunday rules.
"It's a total pain," said 54-year-old Kent Brooks of Alpharetta, in suburban Atlanta. "I hate being told what I can and can't do by the government. They should keep their nose out...
