I am now in the library and about to return a few books:

GRUMPY OLD CHRISTMAS

by STUART PREBBLE

This was written for GILL and others who felt 'left out' at XMAS as children...

...and to remind me of the MOVING XMAS TREE that SUSAN ALCOCK and her brother had constructed with 'leads'...they sat behind it as their mother came in through the front door and saw it through the living room door...MOVING and going AAAAUUUUUGGGH...she screamed, had a panic attack and as far as I know...XMAS TREES were banned from that point on...

GILL had been put into a 9 year old alter whilst recounting this one and had become passionately fond of the ALCOCKS as a result...they were obviously on his radio network...

TOMLINSON = CHRIST-MAS TREE to be burnt...work it out