has it been used in some other forms by others?
Yes, as a stage play.
A Christmas Carol
The novella was adapted for the stage almost immediately.
what is the first ghost that visited scrooge Marley's. what are these mentioned entities a part of? A Christmas Carol. is it a movie or a book? A book. what is it about? It recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. by whom was this written? Charles Dickens, and when was it published? 1843. is it a short story, novel or a play? It is a novella. how was it received by the people? The reviews were - 'tale to make the reader laugh and cry – to open his hands, and open his heart to charity even toward the uncharitable ... a dainty dish to set before a King' and "a national benefit and to every man or woman who reads it, a personal kindness. The last two people I heard speak of it were women; neither knew the other, or the author, and both said, by way of criticism, 'God bless him!'"
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A Christmas Carol [SEP] Performances and adaptations
Swepstone ("Christmas Shadows", 1850), Horatio Alger ("Job Warner's Christmas", 1863), Louisa May Alcott ("A Christmas Dream, and How It Came True", 1882), and others who followed Scrooge's life as a reformed man – or some who thought Dickens had got it wrong and needed to be corrected. The novella was adapted for the stage almost immediately. Three productions opened on 5 February 1844, one by Edward Stirling being sanctioned by Dickens and running for more than 40 nights. By the close of February 1844 eight rival "A Christmas Carol" theatrical productions were playing in London. The story has been adapted for film and television more than any of Dickens's other works.