Marley, Scrooge's dead business partner.
The Ghost of Christmas Past.
The first ghost to appear in ''A Christmas Carol'' is the ghost of Jacob Marley, who was Scrooge's former business partner. He visits Scrooge on Christmas Eve to warn him to change his ways or suffer a similar fate as his own.
the ghost of Christmas present (:
A Christmas Carol
The ghost of Christmas past was the first spirit to visit scrooge in a Christmas carol.
The third ghost that came to visit Ebenezer Scrooge in a Christmas Carol was the Ghost of Christmas Present, if you include Marley's ghost, but if you do not include Marley, then the third (and therefore last) ghost was that of the Christmas Yet to Come, a spectral ghost whose most terrifying feature was that of his muted voice.
Marley
The Ghost of Christmas Past/the first ghost
The very first was Jacob Marley but the first foretold ghost was the Ghost of Christmas Past
The Ghosts of Christmas appear in Staves 2, 3 and 4
In "A Christmas Carol," the Ghosts appear in the following order: the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (also known as the Ghost of Christmas Future). They each visit Ebenezer Scrooge to help him reflect on his life and change his ways.
Marley is the first ghost and no time is given. The first two spirits of Christmas were to arrive at 1 in the morning.