The document lists the main characters in A Christmas Carol: Ebenezer Scrooge, an old miser who hates Christmas; Marley, Scrooge's deceased business partner; Timmy, a boy who is dying; and the three spirits - Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future - who visit Scrooge on Christmas Eve to show him his past, present, and potential future in an attempt to encourage him to change his miserly ways.