A look inside Miracle on Bloor, a diabolically festive pop-up cocktail bar from the Civil Liberties elves

Toronto’s beloved holiday pop-up bar is back for its seventh kitschy year with a longer menu, major holiday vibes and next-level Christmas cocktails from the drink nerds at Civil Liberties. “It looks like Christmas threw up in here,” says co-owner Nick Kennedy. His chief decor officer (also known as his mom), Deanna, collects holiday bric-a-brac all year long in preparation for her Miracle duties. “She’s like an athlete training during the off season.”

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While half the gloriously gaudy room will be reserved for walk-ins ($5 cover charge), this year Miracle has added reservations to cut down on lineups, which have been known to stretch down the street. A $22 reservation gets you a glass of bubbly, a Miracle-branded beanie and a bowl of popcorn. Other than over-the-top decor, there’s also a mini bottle shop hawking ready-to-drink cocktails from Civil Pours and Fiol Prosecco, a digital photo booth (with holiday-themed backgrounds, of course), and lots of kitsch for sale—if you’ve ever wanted a set of Santa shot glasses, now’s your chance.

Tickets to Christmas with the Queens, the Saturday-afternoon drag shows by Vision Drag, are $27.50, and kids are welcome at the bar until 9 p.m. Santa himself will be making appearances on December 14 from 7 to 10 p.m. and December 15 from 12 to 4 p.m. And Miracle on Bloor will keep the bells jingling from now until December 29, with $1 from every drink sold going to Nellie’s Women’s Shelter.

Here’s a look at the space and some of the drinks that made the naughty-but-nice list this year. First, the whole room, in all its gaudy glory.

Not a bad seat in the house.

This animatronic teddy bear will hug you and is not terrifying at all.

They’ll be projecting a crackling fire or (silent) Christmas movies on a loop onto this wall. Are you ready for endless rounds of Home Alone? Yeah you are, ya filthy animal!

How many nuts could a nutcracker crack if a nutcracker could crack…oh, never mind. It’s a wall of nutcrackers!

Chief decor officer Deanna Kennedy sewed every single sequin on this sign—a miracle in itself.

Santa knows you’ve been naughty, but he won’t tell...unless you steal this mug (please, do not steal the mugs). You can buy one for $28.

While there be a limited-edition beer made especially for Miracle by Burdock Brewery, and non-alcoholic drinks like hot chocolate, the focus is really on the cocktails. Meet the Christmasaurus, a boozy mix of pineapple rum, mezcal, velvet falernum, apricot liqueur, syrup and aromatic bitters. $20 (the mug can also be yours for $34)

Is it even Christmas if someone doesn’t make a Die Hard joke? This drink, called the Yippee Ki Yay Mother F****r, features three kinds of rum, ube and coconut orgeat, and pineapple juice. $18

Here’s the Snowball Old Fashioned, with rye whiskey, gingerbread extract, aromatic and wormwood bitters, and orange essence. $18 (you can also take home a set of two of these glasses for $34)

This isn’t your grandma’s eggnog. The Jingle Balls Nog is a light, frothy delight that’s whipped up in a milkshake machine with cognac, cream sherry, almond milk, cream, egg, vanilla and nutmeg. $16

Run Run Reindeer is a mulled wine reduction with prosecco, lemon and bitters. $16

Other than a rotating selection of gourmet cookies from Courage Cookies, there isn’t going to be a lot of food at Miracle to soak up all that sweet, sweet booze. These sausage rolls from Electric Bill, Civil Liberties’ sister bar across the street, will do their very best. There’s a vegan option available too. $9 for three

And here’s a bunch more photos of the beautifully bonkers space, just because.

Miracle on Bloor, 875 Bloor St. W., 2nd floor, miracletoronto.com, @miracletoronto