Scrooge had no more family following Fans death
The cast of Scrooge - 1928 includes: Bransby Williams as Ebenezer Scrooge
Marley appeared in the fist instance and warned Scrooge that his miserly life style and attitude to others would see him suffer eternal torment in the next life and that he (Marley) had been allowed back to this life just once to warning and help him
I am Christmas past.
When Marley's ghost visited Scrooge he warned him about the ghosts and his behaviour.
This was Marley telling Scrooge that he (Marley) was allowed to come back to Scrooge to tell Scrooge of his inpending eternal life of torment should he not make changes to the way he lives his life now and sees mankind as his business not just the money he can get from them
The cast of Scrooge McDuck and Money - 1967 includes: Bill Thompson as Scrooge McDuck
He states its "Christmas day"
Three ghosts
They show the reader that he was miserly.
That he was collecting for the poor. He hoped that Scrooge would be generous at this special time. Scrooge questions wheather the prosions, workhouse and treadmill were still in ooperation. he is told they were. Scrooge is pleased to hear this as he is contributing to their opeation in his taxes
Marley tells Scrooge to expect three more spirits to visit him that night.