Project time

I'm currently working on a project with a friend of mine. Can not show the unblured picture though, because that will cost me my head. hehehehehe but this one one is a screenshot on how it propably will look like. 
Hope this will go well...  I've already invested a ridiculous amount of time in it. :D yesyesyes...

Illustrator

christmas "head banging on the table" magic

So, what happens if you get a task to modify a picture under the following conditions?

- create a "christmas glow" over the picture

- use the picture below

- do not dare to make it look cheap

- the gift boxes should be well seeing

- the highlight are the boxes, not the tree

yeah, you kind of try to do your best...