I really thank you for all your effort on this topic!
They are planning to book a hotel in the downtown area as they won't have a car and would like to walk around the city on the 26th before I arrive to pick them up and take them to Fernie!

Both the Hyatt and the Delta have 6pm seatings for a Xmas buffet dinner and then room service menu's should the flight be delayed. (and therefore they will likely stay at one of these hotels) I am still hoping to find a chinese, indian or thai restaurant (or any restaurant) open that night so they have another option besides the hotel. Any suggestion would be great.

Thanks again for your help.

One more!! The Delta Hotel downtown does have a 6pm seating for a Christmas buffet. I hope their 4pm flight isn't delayed......

The mountains are a great suggestion, and one that I posed to them as well. As their flight is quite long from Europe they understandably don't want to drive that night and the thought was to grab a meal and fall in bed, though it is turning out to be harder than expected to just 'grab a meal' on Dec 25th!
Thanks for the Chinese suggestion also. They would absolutely be happy for a Chinese, Indian, Thai.. meal of anything! I am hoping to have addresses to give to them as most of the hotels will have limited staff on duty and I don't want to leave my friends wandering around a deserted downtown hungry, without directions to an open restaurant, and jet lagged. Can you recommend a great Chinese restaurant which I can call to ensure they are open that night?

Hi,
The Hyatt and the Carriage house both close at 7pm and my friends flight arrives at 4pm. These are the only two places I have found open at all. Anything else??

I have called a bunch of the big hotels and the Palliser is the only one I have found that is open but I am sure I haven't called them all. Any suggestions?

Hi, The Charcut is not open that night, but a good suggestion!

Thanks for helping. The Palliser is open and I am 11th on the waiting list (and therefore don't think it is likely to get a table)!!

I live in Toronto and am helping friends from Europe plan a trip to Canada and I am having a terrible time finding a restaurant open in Calgary on Christmas Day.
Are there any restaurants open on the 25th in downtown Calgary?
Thanks for ANY help!