The glow is a bulb light with the Light Sphere function enabled and the "realistic" option checked. I excluded the snow globe/manger and all other objects from casting shadows for the "glow" light. This light has a very short lighting distance letting me highlight the top edge of the credenza to define the scene better since the light is coming through the table. But the distance is so short and the Fall-off is set to 100%, that the glow light ceases to illuminate by the time it reaches the bed. 

Additionally, there is another bulb light in the same location to actually handle the close-up scene illumination - it has soft shadows turned on.  The snow globe was again not permitted to cast shadows with that light either but all other objects are.