Darwin Day site offers free registration and display of all Darwin Day events. The Perth Mint, Australia will launch a 2009 dated commemorative 1 ounce silver legal tender coin depicting Darwin, young and old; HMS Beagle; and Darwin's signature. Some celebrants also combine Darwin Day with a celebration of Abraham Lincoln, who was also born on 12 February 1809. Still others like to celebrate the many noted individuals that influenced or were influenced by Darwin's work, such as Thomas H. Huxley, Charles Lyell, Alfred Russel Wallace, Carl Sagan, and Ernst Mayr. Support for Darwin Day comes from both secular and religious organisations.
A Boy Was Born of the earlier variations and final return of the original theme. The choral writing is demanding. Spicer points out that the boys' choir has to be a separate group but should be positioned not far from the mixed choir because of their intricate relationship. A Boy Was Born A Boy Was Born (published as A Boy was Born), Op. 3, is a choral composition by Benjamin Britten. The "Choral variations for men's, women's and boys' voices, unaccompanied (organ ad lib)" was originally composed from 1932 to 1933. It was first performed on 23 February 1934 as a BBC broadcast. Britten