Related Clues:

• '___ Santa . . .'
• '___ diary . . .'
• Rice and soup might be dear
• First word in a letter to Santa
• Sound made by animals cherished
• Start of an advice column question
• Making new version of Annie's hard, even a one-off musical
• "___ me!" ("Goodness!")
• Expensive treasure
• Expensive or beloved
• Expensive sweet
• Beloved Bambi perhaps being heard
• Costly article secured by the German
• 'Oh ___' ('That's not good!')
• "Sweetheart" alternative