diff --git a/app/_document.tsx b/app/_document.tsx
index a93963c..5a63c82 100644
--- a/app/_document.tsx
+++ b/app/_document.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import { Html, Head, Main, NextScript } from "next/document";
 export default function Document() {
   return (
     <Html lang="en">
-      <Head />
+      <Head>
+        <link rel="preload" href="/hohoho.mp3" as="audio" type="audio/mpeg" />
+      </Head>
       <body>
         <Main />
         <NextScript />
diff --git a/app/layout.tsx b/app/layout.tsx
index ed88c38..6815872 100644
--- a/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/app/layout.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { Metadata, Viewport } from "next"
 import KeepOnlineWrapper from "@/components/layout/KeepOnlineWrapper"
 import { ChristmasDecorations } from "@/components/christmas-decorations"
 import { isDecember } from "@/lib/utils/christmas"
+import { AudioPreloader } from "@/components/audio-preloader"
 
 const inter = Inter({ subsets: ["latin"] })
   
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ export default function RootLayout({
     <html lang="en" suppressHydrationWarning className={isDec ? "christmas-theme" : ""}>
       <body className={inter.className}>
         <ThemeProvider attribute="class" defaultTheme="dark" enableSystem disableTransitionOnChange>
+          <AudioPreloader />
           <NotificationProvider>
             {isDec && <ChristmasDecorations />}
             <Toaster 
diff --git a/components/audio-preloader.tsx b/components/audio-preloader.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..faff29e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/audio-preloader.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+"use client"
+
+import { useEffect } from "react"
+
+/**
+ * Preloads the notification audio file to ensure it's ready when needed
+ */
+export function AudioPreloader() {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Preload the audio file
+    const audio = new Audio('/hohoho.mp3')
+    audio.preload = 'auto'
+    
+    // Try to load it immediately
+    audio.load().catch(err => {
+      console.log('Audio preload failed (non-critical):', err)
+    })
+
+    return () => {
+      // Cleanup
+      audio.src = ''
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  return null
+}
+
diff --git a/yt-dlp.exe b/yt-dlp.exe
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac0e0d8
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