Undue literary license. I can"t recall anything Maritime in (Scrooge) of course Seeing the Light- has spiritual overtones.
The Spirit of Christmas Present.
to give Scrooge a vision of what was to come. 3 spirits. Spirit of Christmas Past, Spirit of Christmas Present, & Spirit of Christmas future.
The second spirit came to show Scrooge Christmas present.
Because he does not celebrate Christmas and does not recognise it.
The second spirit to visit scrooge in A Christmas Carol is the Ghost of Christmas Present. The ghost takes Scrooge to both his nephew and employee's home in the present time. He also appears with two spirit children, Ignorance and Want.
The three spirits were the Spirit of Christmas Past, the Spirit of Christmas Present, and the Spirit of Christmas Future.
Spirit of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Future.
Because Scrooge had never recognised Christmas and had not celebrated it
The Ghost of Christmas Past (not Present) did not appear to Scrooge as Fezziwig but showed a vision of himself (Scrooge) when he was an apprentice to Fezziwig. Here, as in all his visions, the Ghost of Christmas Present wishes to show Scrooge how he once was, and how deplorably he has changed.
The Ghost of Christmas Present was waiting for Scrooge in the next room. The ghost showed Scrooge scenes of Christmas celebrations and highlighted the spirit of giving and goodwill.
The ghost of Christmas Present
Scrooge then sees the Ghost of Christmas present for the first time